What color is #EDDEFF?

#EDDEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDDEFF?

The RGB value is 237, 222, 255: 237 red, 222 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDDEFF?

The complementary color is #F0FFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDDEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDDEFF color

#EDDEFF rgb(237, 222, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDDEFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 87.1% green and 100% blue (237, 222, 255).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#EDDEFF color codes

HEX	`#EDDEFF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 222, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 87.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.54, 11.09, -14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.54, 17.97, 308.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.093, 77.467, 105.374)`
Decimal	`15589119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDDEFF, 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 #EDDEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDDEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	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 #EDDEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eddeff; }
.text { color: #eddeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eddeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 222 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eddeff, #fddeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #EDDEFF?: #EDDEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDDEFF?: The RGB value is 237, 222, 255: 237 red, 222 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDDEFF?: The complementary color is #F0FFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDDEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.