What color is #EDE3F1?

#EDE3F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE3F1?

The RGB value is 237, 227, 241: 237 red, 227 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE3F1?

The complementary color is #E7F1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE3F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE3F1 color

#EDE3F1 rgb(237, 227, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDE3F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 89% green and 94.5% blue (237, 227, 241).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 33% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#EDE3F1 color codes

HEX	`#EDE3F1`
RGB	`rgb(237, 227, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 89%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 33%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.37, 5.87, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.37, 8.1, 316.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.269, 79.294, 94.384)`
Decimal	`15590385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE3F1, 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 #EDE3F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE3F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #EDE3F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede3f1; }
.text { color: #ede3f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede3f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 227 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede3f1, #f1e3ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EDE3F1?: #EDE3F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE3F1?: The RGB value is 237, 227, 241: 237 red, 227 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE3F1?: The complementary color is #E7F1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE3F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.