Palettes / Colors / #E3DFEC

#E3DFEC — Pale Dusty Purple

#E3DFEC is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E3DFEC 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 #E8ECDF; it also sits naturally between #DFE2EC and #E9DFEC. 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 87% · Blue 93%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E3DFEC

.text { color: #E3DFEC; }
.background { background-color: #E3DFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E3DFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 223, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E3DFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 223, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E3DFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 223, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E3DFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E3DFEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E3DFEC

Tints of #E3DFEC

Tones of #E3DFEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8ECDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E3DFEC: #000000.

How #E3DFEC 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 #E3DFEC 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

← #E3DFEB  ·  #E3DFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E3DFEC?

#E3DFEC is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 227, 223, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E3DFEC?

#E3DFEC is RGB 227, 223, 236 — HSL 258°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 4%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E3DFEC?

Its complement is #E8ECDF; analogous partners are #DFE2EC and #E9DFEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E3DFEC for text?

Black text on #E3DFEC has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.