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#EDE5EF

#EDE5EF is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Magnolia. In RGB it’s made of 92.9% red, 89.8% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 24% saturation and 92% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EDE5EF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EDE5EF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #EDE5EF

What color is #EDE5EF?

#EDE5EF is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Magnolia. In RGB it’s made of 92.9% red, 89.8% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 288°, with 24% saturation and 92% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EDE5EF in RGB?

#EDE5EF is rgb(237, 229, 239): 237 red, 229 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EDE5EF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(1, 4, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EDE5EF?

PANTONE 2649 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #EDE5EF?

Its complement #E2EAE0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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