Palettes / Colors / #E4DEF2

#E4DEF2 — Pale Muted Purple

#E4DEF2 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E4DEF2 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 #ECF2DE; it also sits naturally between #DEE2F2 and #EEDEF2. 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 95%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4DEF2

.text { color: #E4DEF2; }
.background { background-color: #E4DEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4DEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 222, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 43%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4DEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 222, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4DEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 222, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4DEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4DEF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4DEF2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF2DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4DEF2: #000000.

How #E4DEF2 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 #E4DEF2 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

← #E4DEF1  ·  #E4DEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4DEF2?

#E4DEF2 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 228, 222, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4DEF2?

#E4DEF2 is RGB 228, 222, 242 — HSL 258°, 43%, 91% — CMYK 6%, 8%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #E4DEF2?

Its complement is #ECF2DE; analogous partners are #DEE2F2 and #EEDEF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4DEF2 for text?

Black text on #E4DEF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.