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#EDCCFF Color

#EDCCFF is rgb(237, 204, 255) in RGB, hsl(279, 100%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDCCFF
HEX#EDCCFF
RGBrgb(237, 204, 255)
HSLhsl(279, 100%, 90%)
HSVhsv(279, 20%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.077 313.6)
LABlab(86.10% 18.69 -20.63)
LCHlch(86.10% 27.83 312.17)

What #EDCCFF 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 #EDCCFF, 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 purple in the library.

#EDCCFF Channel Values

How #EDCCFF 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 204 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 100% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 20% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDCCFF 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #EDCCFF

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

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDCCFF

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 #EDCCFF.

How #EDCCFF 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#EDCCFF
Protanopia#D2D2FF
Protanomaly#DDD0FF
Deuteranopia#D8D8FE
Deuteranomaly#E1D3FF
Tritanopia#E7D3D3
Tritanomaly#E9D0E6
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDCCFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edccff: #EDCCFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDCCFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edccff': '#EDCCFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.800, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_edccff">#EDCCFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDCCFF"

More Purple Colors

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

#EDCCFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDCCFF?

#EDCCFF is a lightest purple — rgb(237, 204, 255) in RGB and hsl(279, 100%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #EDCCFF?

#EDCCFF is rgb(237, 204, 255) — red 237, green 204, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDCCFF?

#EDCCFF converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDCCFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDCCFF scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDCCFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDCCFF 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.42, which is visibly different.

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