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#EDBAF7 Color

#EDBAF7 is rgb(237, 186, 247) in RGB, hsl(290, 79%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 3%) 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 9.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDBAF7
HEX#EDBAF7
RGBrgb(237, 186, 247)
HSLhsl(290, 79%, 85%)
HSVhsv(290, 25%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.099 320.8)
LABlab(81.66% 26.57 -23.05)
LCHlch(81.66% 35.18 319.05)

What #EDBAF7 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 #EDBAF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.36Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.63Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.22Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 10.55Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.95Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 12.57

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

#EDBAF7 Channel Values

How #EDBAF7 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 186 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 79% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 25% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDBAF7 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 text12.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDBAF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDBAF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDBAF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDBAF7
Complementary
#C5F7BB
Analogous
#CFBBF7
Analogous
#F7BBE3
Triadic
#F7EDBB
Triadic
#BBF7ED
Split comp.
#E3F7BB
Split comp.
#BBF7CF

Tints & Shades of #EDBAF7

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

#EFC4F8
#F2CDF9
#F4D6FA
#F5DAFB
#F8E4FC
#FAEDFD

Shades

#DE84F1
#D152EB
#C31BE4
#9815B2
#690E7B
#3E0949

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDBAF7.

How #EDBAF7 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#EDBAF7
Protanopia#C4C4F7
Protanomaly#D6C0F7
Deuteranopia#CDCDF6
Deuteranomaly#DAC6F6
Tritanopia#E6C3C3
Tritanomaly#E9C0DA
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDBAF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edbaf7: #EDBAF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDBAF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edbaf7': '#EDBAF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.729, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_edbaf7">#EDBAF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDBAF7"

More Pink Colors

#EDBAF7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDBAF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDBAF7?

#EDBAF7 is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 186, 247) in RGB and hsl(290, 79%, 85%) 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 9.36.

What is the RGB value of #EDBAF7?

#EDBAF7 is rgb(237, 186, 247) — red 237, green 186, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDBAF7?

#EDBAF7 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDBAF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDBAF7 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDBAF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDBAF7 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 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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