Palettes / Colors / #E4CCFF

#E4CCFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#E4CCFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E4CCFF 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 #E7FFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCCEFF and #FDCCFF. 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 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4CCFF

.text { color: #E4CCFF; }
.background { background-color: #E4CCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4CCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 204, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4CCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 204, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4CCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 204, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4CCFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4CCFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4CCFF

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Tones of #E4CCFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7FFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4CCFF: #000000.

How #E4CCFF 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 #E4CCFF 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

← #E4CCFE  ·  #E4CD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4CCFF?

#E4CCFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 228, 204, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4CCFF?

#E4CCFF is RGB 228, 204, 255 — HSL 268°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 11%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E4CCFF?

Its complement is #E7FFCC; analogous partners are #CCCEFF and #FDCCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4CCFF for text?

Black text on #E4CCFF has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.