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#EDB9FD Color

#EDB9FD is rgb(237, 185, 253) in RGB, hsl(286, 94%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 27%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDB9FD
HEX#EDB9FD
RGBrgb(237, 185, 253)
HSLhsl(286, 94%, 86%)
HSVhsv(286, 27%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 27%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.107 318.1)
LABlab(81.61% 27.93 -26.33)
LCHlch(81.61% 38.39 316.69)

What #EDB9FD 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 #EDB9FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.03Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.82Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.49Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.35Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 12.1Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 12.56

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

#EDB9FD Channel Values

How #EDB9FD 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 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 94% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 27% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDB9FD 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDB9FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDB9FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDB9FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDB9FD
Complementary
#C9FDBA
Analogous
#CCBAFD
Analogous
#FDBAEB
Triadic
#FDEDBA
Triadic
#BAFDED
Split comp.
#EBFDBA
Split comp.
#BAFDCC

Tints & Shades of #EDB9FD

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

#F0C4FD
#F1C9FD
#F4D2FE
#F6DCFE
#F9E6FE
#FAEBFE

Shades

#DE7EFB
#D048F9
#C10DF8
#9506C1
#670486
#3D024F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDB9FD.

How #EDB9FD 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#EDB9FD
Protanopia#C3C3FD
Protanomaly#D5BFFD
Deuteranopia#CCCCFC
Deuteranomaly#DAC5FC
Tritanopia#E5C3C3
Tritanomaly#E8BFDD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDB9FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edb9fd: #EDB9FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDB9FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edb9fd': '#EDB9FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.725, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_edb9fd">#EDB9FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDB9FD"

More Purple Colors

#EDB9FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EDB9FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDB9FD?

#EDB9FD is a lightest purple — rgb(237, 185, 253) in RGB and hsl(286, 94%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #EDB9FD?

#EDB9FD is rgb(237, 185, 253) — red 237, green 185, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDB9FD?

#EDB9FD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 27%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDB9FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDB9FD scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDB9FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDB9FD 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 9.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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