What color is #EDE4FD?

#EDE4FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE4FD?

The RGB value is 237, 228, 253: 237 red, 228 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE4FD?

The complementary color is #F4FDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE4FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE4FD color

#EDE4FD rgb(237, 228, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDE4FD is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 89.4% green and 99.2% blue (237, 228, 253).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 86% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#EDE4FD color codes

HEX	`#EDE4FD`
RGB	`rgb(237, 228, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 89.4%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 86%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 10%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.95, 7.58, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.95, 13.35, 304.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.395, 80.583, 104.228)`
Decimal	`15590653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE4FD, 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 #EDE4FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE4FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	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 #EDE4FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede4fd; }
.text { color: #ede4fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede4fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 228 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede4fd, #fae4fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EDE4FD?: #EDE4FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE4FD?: The RGB value is 237, 228, 253: 237 red, 228 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE4FD?: The complementary color is #F4FDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE4FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.