Let $\chi'_f(G)$ be the fractional chromatic index. Based on limited experiments (up to 8 vertices and few larger graphs), I suspect: **Conjecture** For perfect graphs $\lceil \chi'_f(G) \rceil = \chi'(G)$ **Conjecture 2 (new)** For cubic claw-free perfect graphs $\lceil \chi'_f(G) \rceil = \chi'(G)$ **Conjecture 3 (new)** For claw-free perfect graphs $\lceil \chi'_f(G) \rceil = \chi'(G)$ Sage's `fractional_chromatic_index()` is not efficient for me, is there another implementation? Counterexamples or proof (especially of (2)) are welcome. Observe that the question is about **edge coloring**, not for vertex coloring.