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#E8D2FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#E8D2FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #E8D2FF 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.

#E8D2FF 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 #E9FFD1; it also sits naturally between #D1D2FF and #FED1FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E8D2FF · RGB 232, 210, 255

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Color values

HEX#E8D2FF
RGB232, 210, 255
HSL269°, 100%, 91%
HSV269°, 18%, 100%
CMYK9%, 18%, 0%, 0%
XYZ74.38, 70.47, 104.29
Yxy70.47, 0.2985, 0.2829
CIE-Lab87.23, 15.81, -19.17
Hunter Lab83.95, 15.98, -20.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 82% · Blue 100%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E8D2FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E8D2FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E8D2FF

.text { color: #E8D2FF; }
.background { background-color: #E8D2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8D2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 210, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8D2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 210, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8D2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 210, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8D2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8D2FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E8D2FF

#D0A3FF#BA7AFF#A34DFF#8B1FFF#7600F5#6000C7#4A0099#34006B#200042#0A0014

Tints of #E8D2FF

#EAD6FF#EAD6FF#EDDBFF#EDDBFF#EFE0FF#EFE0FF#F2E5FF#F2E5FF#F4EBFF#F4EBFF

Tones of #E8D2FF

#E7D4FC#E8D8F8#E8DBF5#E8DEF2#E8E1EF#E8E5EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9FFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #E8D2FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8D2FF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E8D2FF: ·

How #E8D2FF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DEDEF4Deuteranopia · #E0E1F2Tritanopia · #E7ECEA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E8D2FF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E8D3FF#E5D4FF#E5D1FA#EBD6FB#EBD3F8#E5CFF7#F0D9FF#DFCCFB#F4CEFF#EECCF5#DAD2FF#E3DFFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E8D2FE  ·  #E8D300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8D2FF?

#E8D2FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 232, 210, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8D2FF?

#E8D2FF is RGB 232, 210, 255 — HSL 269°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 9%, 18%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E8D2FF?

Its complement is #E9FFD1; analogous partners are #D1D2FF and #FED1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8D2FF for text?

Black text on #E8D2FF has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.