Palettes / Colors / #E2C8FE

#E2C8FE — Pale Vivid Purple

#E2C8FE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E2C8FE 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 #E4FEC8; it also sits naturally between #C8C9FE and #FDC8FE. 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 89% · Green 78% · Blue 100%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2C8FE

.text { color: #E2C8FE; }
.background { background-color: #E2C8FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2C8FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 200, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 96%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2C8FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 200, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2C8FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 200, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2C8FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2C8FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4FEC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2C8FE: #000000.

How #E2C8FE 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 #E2C8FE 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

← #E2C8FD  ·  #E2C8FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2C8FE?

#E2C8FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 200, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2C8FE?

#E2C8FE is RGB 226, 200, 254 — HSL 269°, 96%, 89% — CMYK 11%, 21%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E2C8FE?

Its complement is #E4FEC8; analogous partners are #C8C9FE and #FDC8FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2C8FE for text?

Black text on #E2C8FE has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.