What color is #EDEDFB?

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

What is the RGB value of #EDEDFB?

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

What is the complementary color of #EDEDFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDEDFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEDFB color

#EDEDFB rgb(237, 237, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EDEDFB is a very light, moderate blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 64% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

#EDEDFB color codes

HEX	`#EDEDFB`
RGB	`rgb(237, 237, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 92.9%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 64%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.11, 2.55, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.11, 7.2, 290.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.619, 85.538, 103.406)`
Decimal	`15592955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEDFB, 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 #EDEDFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEDFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	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 #EDEDFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ededfb; }
.text { color: #ededfb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ededfb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 237 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ededfb, #f4edfb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EDEDFB?: #EDEDFB is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEDFB?: The RGB value is 237, 237, 251: 237 red, 237 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEDFB?: The complementary color is #FBFBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEDFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.