#ED8AED#ED8AED
#ED8AED is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.172 H 327.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ED8AED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 138, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.08, 51.91, -34.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.08, 62.12, 326.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.18% 0.144 -0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.18% 0.172 327.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2985, 42.2987, 85.1453) |
| Luminance | 0.4230 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 1.70
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.89
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 4.10
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.73
Candy Pink
#FF63E9
ΔE00 6.80
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ED8AED #8AED8A
analogous
#BB8AED #ED8AED #ED8ABB
triadic
#ED8AED #EDED8A #8AEDED
tetradic
#ED8AED #EDBB8A #8AED8A #8ABBED
square
#ED8AED #EDBB8A #8AED8A #8ABBED
split-complementary
#ED8AED #BBED8A #8AEDBB
monochromatic
#DB22DB #E555E5 #ED8AED #F5BFF5 #FBE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#ED8AED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.46
#ED8AED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ED8AED
9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ED8AED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ED8AED | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.46 | 9.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82A6F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DB3EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F394B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ed8aed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 138, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.172 327.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4aef3',
500: '#ed8aed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ed8aed; $custom-light: #f4aef3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ed8aed",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 138,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7718,
"c": 0.17154,
"h": 327.1
},
"luminance": 0.42296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ED8AED
secondary
#D8F3D8
accent
#D51010
background
#FFFAFE
surface
#FFF5FD
border
#D7CFD5
text
#171117
muted
#858085