What color is #EDE5FB?

#EDE5FB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE5FB?

The RGB value is 237, 229, 251: 237 red, 229 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE5FB?

The complementary color is #F3FBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE5FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE5FB color

#EDE5FB rgb(237, 229, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDE5FB is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 89.8% green and 98.4% blue (237, 229, 251).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 73% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#EDE5FB color codes

HEX	`#EDE5FB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 229, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 89.8%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 73%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.14, 6.68, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.14, 11.75, 304.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.354, 81.008, 102.651)`
Decimal	`15590907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE5FB, 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 #EDE5FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE5FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #EDE5FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede5fb; }
.text { color: #ede5fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede5fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 229 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede5fb, #f8e5fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDE5FB?: #EDE5FB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE5FB?: The RGB value is 237, 229, 251: 237 red, 229 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE5FB?: The complementary color is #F3FBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE5FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.