Palettes / Colors / #E2DAEF
#E2DAEF — Pale Muted Purple
#E2DAEF is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #E2DAEF 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.
#E2DAEF 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 #E8F0DB; it also sits naturally between #DBDEF0 and #EDDBF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E2DAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 226, 218, 239 |
| HSL | 263°, 40%, 90% |
| HSV | 263°, 9%, 94% |
| CMYK | 5%, 9%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 72.02, 72.54, 91.87 |
| Yxy | 72.54, 0.3046, 0.3068 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.23, 6.56, -9.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.17, 6.53, -9.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 85% · Blue 94%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E2DAEF
.text { color: #E2DAEF; }
.background { background-color: #E2DAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 218, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 40%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 218, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 218, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E2DAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E8F0DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E2DAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2DAEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E2DAEF: ·
How #E2DAEF 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 #E2DAEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E2DAEF?
#E2DAEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 218, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DAEF?
#E2DAEF is RGB 226, 218, 239 — HSL 263°, 40%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 9%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #E2DAEF?
Its complement is #E8F0DB; analogous partners are #DBDEF0 and #EDDBF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E2DAEF for text?
Black text on #E2DAEF has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.