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#EDB9EE Color

#EDB9EE is rgb(237, 185, 238) in RGB, hsl(299, 61%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 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 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB9EE
HEX#EDB9EE
RGBrgb(237, 185, 238)
HSLhsl(299, 61%, 83%)
HSVhsv(299, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.092 325.7)
LABlab(81.18% 25.81 -18.98)
LCHlch(81.18% 32.04 323.68)

What #EDB9EE 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 #EDB9EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.55Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 8.57Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.64Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.03Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 10.97Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 11.04

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

#EDB9EE Channel Values

How #EDB9EE 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 185 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 61% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB9EE 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB9EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB9EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB9EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB9EE
Complementary
#BAEEB9
Analogous
#D3B9EE
Analogous
#EEB9D5
Triadic
#EEEDB9
Triadic
#B9EEED
Split comp.
#D5EEB9
Split comp.
#B9EED3

Tints & Shades of #EDB9EE

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

#EFC1F0
#F1CAF2
#F3D2F4
#F7DEF7
#F9E6F9
#FBEFFB

Shades

#E28CE3
#D55BD7
#C731C9
#9A269C
#6D1B6F
#3D0F3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB9EE.

How #EDB9EE 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#EDB9EE
Protanopia#C3C3EE
Protanomaly#D5BFEE
Deuteranopia#CCCCED
Deuteranomaly#DAC5ED
Tritanopia#E7C1C1
Tritanomaly#E9BED4
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB9EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb9ee: #EDB9EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB9EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb9ee': '#EDB9EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.725, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_edb9ee">#EDB9EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB9EE"

More Pink Colors

#EDB9EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDB9EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB9EE?

#EDB9EE is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 185, 238) in RGB and hsl(299, 61%, 83%) 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 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #EDB9EE?

#EDB9EE is rgb(237, 185, 238) — red 237, green 185, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB9EE?

#EDB9EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB9EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB9EE scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB9EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB9EE 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 9.64, 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.