#EDDFFF

sRGB: 237 / 223 / 255

Infinite horizons command forgotten kingdoms
Electric visions transform the fabric of existence
Celestial symphonies echo beyond eternity

#EDDFFF belongs to the violet family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 237 red, 223 green and 255 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 266.2° lands in the violet region. Its 100.0% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 93.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (16.60:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 237, 223, 255
HSL: 266.25°, 100.00%, 93.73%
HSV / HSB: 266.25°, 12.55%, 100.00%
CMYK (approx.): 7.06%, 12.55%, 0.00%, 0.00%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 79.359, 78.000, 105.486
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 90.780, 10.565, -13.781
WCAG relative luminance: 0.78000
24-bit decimal: 15589375

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #EDDFFF in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 16.60:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.27:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#F1FFDF sits half a turn (180°) from #EDDFFF on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#EDDFFF #F1FFDF

Analogous

#DFE1FF and #FDDFFF sit 30° to either side of #EDDFFF. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#DFE1FF #EDDFFF #FDDFFF

Triadic

#EDDFFF, #FFEDDF and #DFFFED are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EDDFFF #FFEDDF #DFFFED

Split complementary

Start at #EDDFFF and look across the wheel. #FFFDDF and #E1FFDF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EDDFFF #FFFDDF #E1FFDF

Square

Starting with #EDDFFF, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #FFDFE1, #F1FFDF, then #DFFFFD. Across the square, #EDDFFF pairs with #F1FFDF, and #FFDFE1 with #DFFFFD.

#EDDFFF #FFDFE1 #F1FFDF #DFFFFD

Tetradic

#EDDFFF and #F1FFDF are opposites, as are #FFDFF1 and #DFFFED. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EDDFFF #FFDFF1 #F1FFDF #DFFFED

Tints

Mixing #EDDFFF with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F1E5FF, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBF9FF, the mixture is 80% white.

#EDDFFF #F1E5FF #F4ECFF #F8F2FF #FBF9FF #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EDDFFF with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BEB2CC, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F2D33, the mixture is 80% black.

#EDDFFF #BEB2CC #8E8699 #5F5966 #2F2D33 #000000

Tones

Mixing #EDDFFF with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D7CCE6, keeps 80% of the original. By #969399, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EDDFFF #D7CCE6 #C1B9CC #ACA6B3 #969399 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#EDDFFF

RGB

rgb(237 223 255)

HSL

hsl(266.250 100.000% 93.725%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EDDFFF;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EDDFFF uses 237 red, 223 green and 255 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 92.9%

Green 87.5%

Blue 100.0%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EDDFFF is 7.1% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 0.0% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 7.1%

Magenta 12.5%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 0.0%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EEDDFF. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #EDF in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EDDFFF when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCFF, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EEDDFF Nearest web-safe: #FFCCFF

Gradient to complement

#EDDFFF #EEE4FA #EEEAF4 #EFEFEF #F0F4EA #F0FAE4 #F1FFDF

Color vision previews

Compare how #EDDFFF appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#DAE4FF

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#DCE5FE

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#EBE3E9

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E1E2FF

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E2E3FE

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#ECE1F7

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#E5E5E5

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#E9E2F2

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.84687 G 0.73791 B 1.00000

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.91998 G 0.87641 B 0.99045

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.82753 G 0.74153 B 0.97841

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.302 y 0.297 Y 78.000

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 7.059 M % 12.549 Y % 0.000

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11101101 11011111 11111111