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#E2D1FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#E2D1FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #E2D1FF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2D1FF 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 #EEFFD1; it also sits naturally between #D1D7FF and #F9D1FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2D1FF · RGB 226, 209, 255

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Color values

HEX#E2D1FF
RGB226, 209, 255
HSL262°, 100%, 91%
HSV262°, 18%, 100%
CMYK11%, 18%, 0%, 0%
XYZ72.21, 68.99, 104.12
Yxy68.99, 0.2944, 0.2812
CIE-Lab86.50, 14.44, -20.32
Hunter Lab83.06, 14.50, -21.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 82% · Blue 100%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2D1FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2D1FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2D1FF

.text { color: #E2D1FF; }
.background { background-color: #E2D1FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2D1FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 209, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2D1FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 209, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2D1FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 209, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2D1FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2D1FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2D1FF

#C5A3FF#AB7AFF#8E4DFF#711FFF#5A00F5#4900C7#380099#27006B#180042#070014

Tints of #E2D1FF

#E5D6FF#E5D6FF#E8DBFF#E8DBFF#ECE0FF#ECE0FF#EFE5FF#EFE5FF#F2EBFF#F2EBFF

Tones of #E2D1FF

#E3D4FC#E4D8F8#E5DBF5#E5DEF2#E6E1EF#E7E5EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2D1FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2D1FF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2D1FF: ·

How #E2D1FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDAF4Deuteranopia · #DCDDF1Tritanopia · #E1EBE9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2D1FF rather than the exact color:

Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF

Similar colors

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

#E5D4FF#E5D1FA#E8D3FF#DFCCFB#DAD2FF#E5CFF7#EBD6FB#DCD6F7#EBD3F8#E4C7F6#DDC8F6#DCCEF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2D1FE  ·  #E2D200 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2D1FF?

#E2D1FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 209, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2D1FF?

#E2D1FF is RGB 226, 209, 255 — HSL 262°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 11%, 18%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E2D1FF?

Its complement is #EEFFD1; analogous partners are #D1D7FF and #F9D1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2D1FF for text?

Black text on #E2D1FF has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.