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#EDCEEE Color

#EDCEEE is rgb(237, 206, 238) in RGB, hsl(298, 48%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDCEEE
HEX#EDCEEE
RGBrgb(237, 206, 238)
HSLhsl(298, 48%, 87%)
HSVhsv(298, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.055 325.1)
LABlab(86.14% 15.29 -11.61)
LCHlch(86.14% 19.20 322.78)

What #EDCEEE 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 #EDCEEE, 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.

#EDCEEE Channel Values

How #EDCEEE 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 206 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 48% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDCEEE 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 text14.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDCEEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDCEEE; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDCEEE

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 #EDCEEE.

How #EDCEEE 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#EDCEEE
Protanopia#D4D4EE
Protanomaly#DED1EE
Deuteranopia#D9D9ED
Deuteranomaly#E1D5EE
Tritanopia#E9D2D2
Tritanomaly#EBD1DE
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDCEEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edceee: #EDCEEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDCEEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edceee': '#EDCEEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.808, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_edceee">#EDCEEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDCEEE"

More Pink Colors

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

#EDCEEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDCEEE?

#EDCEEE is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 206, 238) in RGB and hsl(298, 48%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #EDCEEE?

#EDCEEE is rgb(237, 206, 238) — red 237, green 206, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDCEEE?

#EDCEEE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDCEEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDCEEE scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDCEEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDCEEE 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 7.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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