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#EDB1EC Color

#EDB1EC is rgb(237, 177, 236) in RGB, hsl(301, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 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 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB1EC
HEX#EDB1EC
RGBrgb(237, 177, 236)
HSLhsl(301, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(301, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.104 327)
LABlab(79.30% 29.57 -20.73)
LCHlch(79.30% 36.12 324.96)

What #EDB1EC 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 #EDB1EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.15Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.11Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.45Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.61Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.09Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 10.27

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

#EDB1EC Channel Values

How #EDB1EC 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 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB1EC 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 text12.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB1EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB1EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB1EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB1EC
Complementary
#B0EDB1
Analogous
#D0B0ED
Analogous
#EDB0CE
Triadic
#ECEDB0
Triadic
#B0ECED
Split comp.
#CEEDB0
Split comp.
#B0EDD0

Tints & Shades of #EDB1EC

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

#EFB8EE
#F2C5F1
#F4CDF3
#F7DAF6
#F8E2F8
#FBEEFB

Shades

#E382E1
#D855D6
#C82DC5
#9A2398
#6C196B
#3E0E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB1EC.

How #EDB1EC 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#EDB1EC
Protanopia#BDBDEC
Protanomaly#D2B8EC
Deuteranopia#C7C7EB
Deuteranomaly#D8BFEB
Tritanopia#E7BABA
Tritanomaly#E9B6D0
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB1EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb1ec: #EDB1EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB1EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb1ec': '#EDB1EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.694, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_edb1ec">#EDB1EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB1EC"

More Pink Colors

#EDB1EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDB1EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB1EC?

#EDB1EC is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 177, 236) in RGB and hsl(301, 63%, 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 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #EDB1EC?

#EDB1EC is rgb(237, 177, 236) — red 237, green 177, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB1EC?

#EDB1EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB1EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB1EC scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB1EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB1EC 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 6.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.