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#EDE3EC Color

#EDE3EC is rgb(237, 227, 236) in RGB, hsl(306, 22%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDE3EC
HEX#EDE3EC
RGBrgb(237, 227, 236)
HSLhsl(306, 22%, 91%)
HSVhsv(306, 4%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.016 328.8)
LABlab(91.23% 4.69 -3.12)
LCHlch(91.23% 5.63 326.36)

What #EDE3EC 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 #EDE3EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Blush#FFF0F5ΔE 5.65Petal#F5E2E2ΔE 5.95Platinum#E5E4E2ΔE 6.28Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 6.4Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 6.62Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 6.89

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

#EDE3EC Channel Values

How #EDE3EC 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 227 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 22% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 4% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDE3EC 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EDE3EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EDE3EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDE3EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EDE3EC
Complementary
#E3EDE4
Analogous
#E9E3ED
Analogous
#EDE3E7
Triadic
#ECEDE3
Triadic
#E3ECED
Split comp.
#E7EDE3
Split comp.
#E3EDE9

Tints & Shades of #EDE3EC

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

#EFE6EE
#F1E9F0
#F3ECF2
#F5EFF4
#F7F3F7
#F9F6F9

Shades

#D5BED3
#BB95B8
#A4709E
#80527B
#5A3A57
#322030

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDE3EC.

How #EDE3EC 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#EDE3EC
Protanopia#E5E5EC
Protanomaly#E8E4EC
Deuteranopia#E6E6EC
Deuteranomaly#E9E5EC
Tritanopia#ECE4E4
Tritanomaly#ECE4E7
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDE3EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ede3ec: #EDE3EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDE3EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ede3ec': '#EDE3EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.890, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ede3ec">#EDE3EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDE3EC"

More Pink Colors

#EDE3EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EDE3EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDE3EC?

#EDE3EC is a lightest pink — rgb(237, 227, 236) in RGB and hsl(306, 22%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blush (#FFF0F5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #EDE3EC?

#EDE3EC is rgb(237, 227, 236) — red 237, green 227, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDE3EC?

#EDE3EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDE3EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDE3EC scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDE3EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDE3EC 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 lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) at a CIE76 distance of 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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