What color is #EDEFFF?

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

What is the RGB value of #EDEFFF?

The RGB value is 237, 239, 255: 237 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDEFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EDEFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDEFFF color

#EDEFFF rgb(237, 239, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EDEFFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 93.7% green and 100% blue (237, 239, 255).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#EDEFFF color codes

HEX	`#EDEFFF`
RGB	`rgb(237, 239, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 93.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 7%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.72, 2.28, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.72, 8.24, 286.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.838, 86.957, 106.956)`
Decimal	`15593471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDEFFF, 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 #EDEFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDEFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	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 #EDEFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edefff; }
.text { color: #edefff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edefff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 239 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edefff, #f4edff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EDEFFF?: #EDEFFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDEFFF?: The RGB value is 237, 239, 255: 237 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDEFFF?: The complementary color is #FFFDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDEFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.