What color is #EDE9FA?

#EDE9FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE9FA?

The RGB value is 237, 233, 250: 237 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE9FA?

The complementary color is #F6FAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE9FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE9FA color

#EDE9FA rgb(237, 233, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EDE9FA is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.4% green and 98% blue (237, 233, 250).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 63% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#EDE9FA color codes

HEX	`#EDE9FA`
RGB	`rgb(237, 233, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 63%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.1, 4.42, -7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.1, 8.9, 299.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.316, 83.184, 102.196)`
Decimal	`15591930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE9FA, 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 #EDE9FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE9FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #EDE9FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede9fa; }
.text { color: #ede9fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede9fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 233 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede9fa, #f6e9fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDE9FA?: #EDE9FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE9FA?: The RGB value is 237, 233, 250: 237 red, 233 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE9FA?: The complementary color is #F6FAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE9FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.