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#EDBBEC Color

#EDBBEC is rgb(237, 187, 236) in RGB, hsl(301, 58%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDBBEC
HEX#EDBBEC
RGBrgb(237, 187, 236)
HSLhsl(301, 58%, 83%)
HSVhsv(301, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.086 326.9)
LABlab(81.59% 24.53 -17.30)
LCHlch(81.59% 30.02 324.81)

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

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

#EDBBEC Channel Values

How #EDBBEC 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 187 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 58% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDBBEC 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDBBEC

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDBBEC

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

Shades

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

How #EDBBEC 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#EDBBEC
Protanopia#C5C5EC
Protanomaly#D6C1EC
Deuteranopia#CDCDEB
Deuteranomaly#DBC6EB
Tritanopia#E8C2C2
Tritanomaly#EABFD4
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDBBEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edbbec: #EDBBEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDBBEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edbbec': '#EDBBEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.733, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_edbbec">#EDBBEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDBBEC"

More Pink Colors

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

#EDBBEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDBBEC?

#EDBBEC is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 187, 236) in RGB and hsl(301, 58%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #EDBBEC?

#EDBBEC is rgb(237, 187, 236) — red 237, green 187, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDBBEC?

#EDBBEC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDBBEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDBBEC scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDBBEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDBBEC 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 11.22, which is visibly different.

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