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#EDEEFC Color

#EDEEFC is rgb(237, 238, 252) in RGB, hsl(236, 71%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cloud (#EFF1FE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDEEFC
HEX#EDEEFC
RGBrgb(237, 238, 252)
HSLhsl(236, 71%, 96%)
HSVhsv(236, 6%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(95.2% 0.019 282.8)
LABlab(94.33% 1.57 -6.90)
LCHlch(94.33% 7.07 282.80)

What #EDEEFC 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 #EDEEFC, 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 blue in the library.

#EDEEFC Channel Values

How #EDEEFC 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 238 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 71% · L 96%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 6% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDEEFC 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDEEFC

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

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

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How #EDEEFC 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#EDEEFC
Protanopia#EEEEFC
Protanomaly#EDEEFC
Deuteranopia#EEEEFC
Deuteranomaly#EDEEFC
Tritanopia#EBF0F0
Tritanomaly#ECEFF5
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

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Using #EDEEFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edeefc: #EDEEFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDEEFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edeefc': '#EDEEFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.933, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_edeefc">#EDEEFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDEEFC"

More Blue Colors

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

#EDEEFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDEEFC?

#EDEEFC is a lightest blue — rgb(237, 238, 252) in RGB and hsl(236, 71%, 96%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cloud (#EFF1FE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.13.

What is the RGB value of #EDEEFC?

#EDEEFC is rgb(237, 238, 252) — red 237, green 238, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDEEFC?

#EDEEFC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDEEFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDEEFC scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDEEFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDEEFC 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 4.02, which is very hard to tell apart.

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