What color is #EED6F0?

#EED6F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED6F0?

The RGB value is 238, 214, 240: 238 red, 214 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED6F0?

The complementary color is #D8F0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED6F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED6F0 color

#EED6F0 rgb(238, 214, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EED6F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 83.9% green and 94.1% blue (238, 214, 240).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 46% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#EED6F0 color codes

HEX	`#EED6F0`
RGB	`rgb(238, 214, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 83.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 46%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.24, 12.8, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.24, 16.05, 322.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.032, 72.562, 92.474)`
Decimal	`15652592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED6F0, 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 #EED6F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED6F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	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 #EED6F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed6f0; }
.text { color: #eed6f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed6f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 214 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed6f0, #f0d6e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EED6F0?: #EED6F0 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED6F0?: The RGB value is 238, 214, 240: 238 red, 214 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED6F0?: The complementary color is #D8F0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED6F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.