Palettes / Colors / #E6DBFF

#E6DBFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#E6DBFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E6DBFF 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 #F4FFDB; it also sits naturally between #DBE2FF and #F8DBFF. 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 90% · Green 86% · Blue 100%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E6DBFF

.text { color: #E6DBFF; }
.background { background-color: #E6DBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6DBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 219, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6DBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 219, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6DBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 219, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6DBFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6DBFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E6DBFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4FFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E6DBFF: #000000.

How #E6DBFF 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 #E6DBFF 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

← #E6DBFE  ·  #E6DC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6DBFF?

#E6DBFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 230, 219, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6DBFF?

#E6DBFF is RGB 230, 219, 255 — HSL 258°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 10%, 14%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E6DBFF?

Its complement is #F4FFDB; analogous partners are #DBE2FF and #F8DBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6DBFF for text?

Black text on #E6DBFF has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.