What color is #EED8F4?

#EED8F4 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED8F4?

The RGB value is 238, 216, 244: 238 red, 216 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED8F4?

The complementary color is #DEF4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED8F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED8F4 color

#EED8F4 rgb(238, 216, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EED8F4 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 84.7% green and 95.7% blue (238, 216, 244).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 56% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#EED8F4 color codes

HEX	`#EED8F4`
RGB	`rgb(238, 216, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 84.7%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 56%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.84, 12.48, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.84, 16.57, 318.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.142, 73.821, 95.808)`
Decimal	`15653108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED8F4, 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 #EED8F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED8F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #EED8F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed8f4; }
.text { color: #eed8f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed8f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 216 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed8f4, #f4d8ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EED8F4?: #EED8F4 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED8F4?: The RGB value is 238, 216, 244: 238 red, 216 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED8F4?: The complementary color is #DEF4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED8F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.