#ed9be5 Color Information

#ed9be5 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ed9be5. In RGB, it consists of 92.9% Red, 60.8% Green, and 89.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 34.6% Magenta, 3.4% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 305.9°, with saturation of 69.5% and lightness of 76.9%. The decimal value for #ed9be5 is 15571941, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ed9be5 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ed9be5 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color237, 155, 229 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.9%, 60.8%, 89.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.071, 0.392, 0.102 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.346, 0.034, 0.071 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color305.9°, 69.5%, 76.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color305.9°, 34.6%, 92.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color60.789, 47.104, 80.017 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color237, 155, 229 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15571941 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color74.256, 41.754, -24.869 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)74.256, 48.599, 329.222 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color74.256, 42.021, -45.866 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color68.633, 37.994, -21.082 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.324, 0.251, 47.104 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293762021 / 0xffed9be5 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff99cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ed9be5

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ed9be5, its pure hue is 305.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.5%, and its lightness is 76.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ed9be5, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e131d to #cf88c8.

Tints of #ed9be5

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ed9be5, its pure hue is 305.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.5%, and its lightness is 76.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ed9be5, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #efa8e8 to #fdf3fc.

Tones of #ed9be5

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ed9be5, its pure hue is 305.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ed9be5, which range from #c4c4c4 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff89f3 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ed9be5

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ed9be5! For #ed9be5, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ed9be5. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ed9be5

This color, #ed9be5, consists of 92.9% Red, 60.8% Green, and 89.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 237, Green = 155, Blue = 229. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ed9be5 is 0% Cyan, 34.6% Magenta, 3.4% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.9%
C0.0%
G60.8%
M34.6%
B89.8%
Y3.4%
K7.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 237 155 229
Octal 355 233 345
Hexa #ed #9b #e5
Binary 11101101 10011011 11100101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 34 3 7
Octal 0 42 3 7
Hexa #00 #22 #03 #07
Binary 00000000 00100010 00000011 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ed9be5

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ed9be5 — which has hue 305.9° — its analogous colors are located at 275.9° and 335.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed9be5.

Triadic Colors of #ed9be5

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ed9be5 — which has hue 305.9° — its triadic colors are located at 65.9° and 305.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed9be5.

Complementary Color of #ed9be5

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ed9be5 — which has hue 305.9° — its complementary color is located at 125.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed9be5.

Split Complementary Colors of #ed9be5

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ed9be5 — which has hue 305.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 95.9° and 305.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed9be5.

Tetradic Colors of #ed9be5

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ed9be5 — which has hue 305.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 215.9°, 305.9°, 35.9°, and 125.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ed9be5.

Monochromatic Colors of #ed9be5

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ed9be5, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d777cd — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fbc9f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ed9be5

We want to make getting started with #ed9be5 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ed9be5 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ed9be5 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ed9be5 with other HTML elements.

#ed9be5 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ed9be5.
<span style="color: #ed9be5;">The color of this text is #ed9be5.</span>

#ed9be5 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ed9be5.
<div style="background-color: #ed9be5; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ed9be5.</div>

#ed9be5 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ed9be5.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ed9be5;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ed9be5.</span>

#ed9be5 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ed9be5.
<div style="border: #ed9be5 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ed9be5.</div>

#ed9be5 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ed9be5 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ed9be5; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ed9be5 on a white background.</div></div>

#ed9be5 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ed9be5 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ed9be5; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ed9be5 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ed9be5 to White

This is a gradient from #ed9be5 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ed9be5,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ed9be5,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ed9be5,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ed9be5,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ed9be5 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ed9be5 to Black

This is a gradient from #ed9be5 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ed9be5,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ed9be5,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ed9be5,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ed9be5,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ed9be5 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ed9be5

In addition to using #ed9be5 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ed9be5 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ed9be5, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 237, Green = 155, Blue = 229). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ed9be5 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ed9be5
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(237, 155, 229)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ed9be5; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ed9be5; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ed9be5; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(237, 155, 229);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ed9be5")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:237, green:155, blue:229, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:237 green:155 blue:229 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(237f, 155f, 229f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(237, 155, 229);
 

#ed9be5 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ed9be5 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ed9be5 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ed9be5 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ed9be5 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ed9be5 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ed9be5 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ed9be5 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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