What color is #EDE9FE?

#EDE9FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDE9FE?

The RGB value is 237, 233, 254: 237 red, 233 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDE9FE?

The complementary color is #FAFEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDE9FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDE9FE color

#EDE9FE rgb(237, 233, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EDE9FE is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 91.4% green and 99.6% blue (237, 233, 254).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 91% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#EDE9FE color codes

HEX	`#EDE9FE`
RGB	`rgb(237, 233, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 91.4%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 91%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.21, 5.18, -9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.21, 10.94, 298.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.95, 83.438, 105.534)`
Decimal	`15591934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDE9FE, 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 #EDE9FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDE9FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #EDE9FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ede9fe; }
.text { color: #ede9fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ede9fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 233 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ede9fe, #f7e9fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDE9FE?: #EDE9FE is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDE9FE?: The RGB value is 237, 233, 254: 237 red, 233 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDE9FE?: The complementary color is #FAFEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDE9FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.