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#EDB1EA Color

#EDB1EA is rgb(237, 177, 234) in RGB, hsl(303, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB1EA
HEX#EDB1EA
RGBrgb(237, 177, 234)
HSLhsl(303, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(303, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.102 328.1)
LABlab(79.24% 29.30 -19.75)
LCHlch(79.24% 35.33 326.02)

What #EDB1EA 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 #EDB1EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.2Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.4Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.1Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 9.25Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.57Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.74

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

#EDB1EA Channel Values

How #EDB1EA 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 177 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 1% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB1EA 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB1EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB1EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB1EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB1EA
Complementary
#B0EDB3
Analogous
#D2B0ED
Analogous
#EDB0CB
Triadic
#EAEDB0
Triadic
#B0EAED
Split comp.
#CBEDB0
Split comp.
#B0EDD2

Tints & Shades of #EDB1EA

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

#EFB8EC
#F2C5F0
#F4CDF2
#F7DAF5
#F8E2F7
#FBEEFB

Shades

#E382DE
#D855D2
#C82DC0
#9A2394
#6C1968
#3E0E3C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB1EA.

How #EDB1EA 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#EDB1EA
Protanopia#BDBDEA
Protanomaly#D2B8EA
Deuteranopia#C7C7E9
Deuteranomaly#D8BFE9
Tritanopia#E7B9B9
Tritanomaly#E9B6CF
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB1EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb1ea: #EDB1EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB1EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb1ea': '#EDB1EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.694, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_edb1ea">#EDB1EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB1EA"

More Pink Colors

#EDB1EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDB1EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB1EA?

#EDB1EA is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 177, 234) in RGB and hsl(303, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #EDB1EA?

#EDB1EA is rgb(237, 177, 234) — red 237, green 177, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB1EA?

#EDB1EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB1EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB1EA scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB1EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB1EA 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 6.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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