What color is #EDE1F1?

#EDE1F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE1F1?

The RGB value is 237, 225, 241: 237 red, 225 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE1F1?

The complementary color is #E5F1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE1F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE1F1 color

#EDE1F1 rgb(237, 225, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDE1F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 88.2% green and 94.5% blue (237, 225, 241).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#EDE1F1 color codes

HEX	`#EDE1F1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 225, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 88.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, 6.9, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 9.35, 317.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.725, 78.206, 94.203)`
Decimal	`15589873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE1F1, 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 #EDE1F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE1F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #EDE1F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede1f1; }
.text { color: #ede1f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede1f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 225 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede1f1, #f1e1ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EDE1F1?: #EDE1F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE1F1?: The RGB value is 237, 225, 241: 237 red, 225 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE1F1?: The complementary color is #E5F1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE1F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.