Palettes / Colors / #E1CDFE

#E1CDFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#E1CDFE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E1CDFE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EAFECD; it also sits naturally between #CDD2FE and #F9CDFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E1CDFE

.text { color: #E1CDFE; }
.background { background-color: #E1CDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1CDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 205, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1CDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 205, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1CDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 205, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1CDFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1CDFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E1CDFE

Tints of #E1CDFE

Tones of #E1CDFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAFECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1CDFE: #000000.

How #E1CDFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E1CDFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E1CDFD  ·  #E1CDFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1CDFE?

#E1CDFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 225, 205, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1CDFE?

#E1CDFE is RGB 225, 205, 254 — HSL 264°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 11%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E1CDFE?

Its complement is #EAFECD; analogous partners are #CDD2FE and #F9CDFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1CDFE for text?

Black text on #E1CDFE has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.