What color is #EDE8FC?

#EDE8FC is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE8FC?

The RGB value is 237, 232, 252: 237 red, 232 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE8FC?

The complementary color is #F7FCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE8FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE8FC color

#EDE8FC rgb(237, 232, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EDE8FC is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91% green and 98.8% blue (237, 232, 252).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 77% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#EDE8FC color codes

HEX	`#EDE8FC`
RGB	`rgb(237, 232, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 77%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.9, 5.31, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.9, 10.5, 300.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.349, 82.746, 103.762)`
Decimal	`15591676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE8FC, 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 #EDE8FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE8FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #EDE8FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede8fc; }
.text { color: #ede8fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede8fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 232 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede8fc, #f7e8fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDE8FC?: #EDE8FC is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE8FC?: The RGB value is 237, 232, 252: 237 red, 232 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE8FC?: The complementary color is #F7FCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE8FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.