What color is #EDDBF6?

#EDDBF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDBF6?

The RGB value is 237, 219, 246: 237 red, 219 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDBF6?

The complementary color is #E4F6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDBF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDBF6 color

#EDDBF6 rgb(237, 219, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDDBF6 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.9% green and 96.5% blue (237, 219, 246).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 60% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#EDDBF6 color codes

HEX	`#EDDBF6`
RGB	`rgb(237, 219, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.9%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 60%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.54, 10.95, -10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.54, 15.46, 315.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.888, 75.322, 97.659)`
Decimal	`15588342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDBF6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EDDBF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDBF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EDDBF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddbf6; }
.text { color: #eddbf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddbf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 219 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddbf6, #f6dbf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EDDBF6?: #EDDBF6 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDBF6?: The RGB value is 237, 219, 246: 237 red, 219 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDBF6?: The complementary color is #E4F6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDBF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.