What color is #EDE1EB?

#EDE1EB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE1EB?

The RGB value is 237, 225, 235: 237 red, 225 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE1EB?

The complementary color is #E1EDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE1EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE1EB color

#EDE1EB rgb(237, 225, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDE1EB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 88.2% green and 92.2% blue (237, 225, 235).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 25% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#EDE1EB color codes

HEX	`#EDE1EB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 225, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 88.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 25%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.71, 5.82, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.71, 6.74, 329.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.843, 77.854, 89.56)`
Decimal	`15589867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE1EB, 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 #EDE1EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE1EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	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 #EDE1EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede1eb; }
.text { color: #ede1eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede1eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 225 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede1eb, #ede1e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDE1EB?: #EDE1EB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE1EB?: The RGB value is 237, 225, 235: 237 red, 225 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE1EB?: The complementary color is #E1EDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE1EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.