Close to Mauve
#EDAFFD
#EDAFFD is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 92.9% red, 68.6% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 95% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EDAFFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.73:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.15:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.73:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.15:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EDAFFD as they’d see it.
#EDAFFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EDAFFD
What color is #EDAFFD?
#EDAFFD is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 92.9% red, 68.6% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 95% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EDAFFD in RGB?
#EDAFFD is rgb(237, 175, 253): 237 red, 175 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EDAFFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 31, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EDAFFD?
PANTONE 236 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EDAFFD?
Its complement #97D588 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.