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#EDAFEE Color

#EDAFEE is rgb(237, 175, 238) in RGB, hsl(299, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDAFEE
HEX#EDAFEE
RGBrgb(237, 175, 238)
HSLhsl(299, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(299, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.109 326)
LABlab(78.90% 30.85 -22.40)
LCHlch(78.90% 38.13 324.01)

What #EDAFEE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EDAFEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.61Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.66Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.69Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.4Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.92Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EDAFEE Channel Values

How #EDAFEE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 175 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDAFEE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDAFEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDAFEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDAFEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDAFEE
Complementary
#B0EEAF
Analogous
#CEAFEE
Analogous
#EEAFD0
Triadic
#EEEDAF
Triadic
#AFEEED
Split comp.
#D0EEAF
Split comp.
#AFEECE

Tints & Shades of #EDAFEE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EFB7F0
#F2C4F3
#F4CDF4
#F6D9F7
#F8E2F9
#FBEEFB

Shades

#E381E4
#D852DA
#C72BCA
#9A219C
#6C176D
#3E0D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDAFEE.

How #EDAFEE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EDAFEE
Protanopia#BCBCEE
Protanomaly#D1B7EE
Deuteranopia#C6C6ED
Deuteranomaly#D7BDED
Tritanopia#E6B9B9
Tritanomaly#E9B5D0
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDAFEE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-edafee: #EDAFEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDAFEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edafee': '#EDAFEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_edafee">#EDAFEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDAFEE"

More Pink Colors

#EDAFEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDAFEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDAFEE?

#EDAFEE is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 175, 238) in RGB and hsl(299, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #EDAFEE?

#EDAFEE is rgb(237, 175, 238) — red 237, green 175, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDAFEE?

#EDAFEE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDAFEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDAFEE scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDAFEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDAFEE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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