What color is #EDE5F0?

#EDE5F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bubble Bath. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE5F0?

The RGB value is 237, 229, 240: 237 red, 229 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE5F0?

The complementary color is #E8F0E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE5F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE5F0 color

#EDE5F0 rgb(237, 229, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDE5F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 89.8% green and 94.1% blue (237, 229, 240).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 27% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bubble Bath (#E8E0E9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#EDE5F0 color codes

HEX	`#EDE5F0`
RGB	`rgb(237, 229, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 89.8%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 27%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.83, 4.65, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.83, 6.38, 316.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.67, 80.335, 93.783)`
Decimal	`15590896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE5F0, 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 #EDE5F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE5F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #EDE5F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede5f0; }
.text { color: #ede5f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede5f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 229 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede5f0, #f0e5ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EDE5F0?: #EDE5F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Bubble Bath. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE5F0?: The RGB value is 237, 229, 240: 237 red, 229 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE5F0?: The complementary color is #E8F0E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE5F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.