Palettes / Colors / #E9CDFF
#E9CDFF — Pale Vivid Purple
#E9CDFF 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 #E9CDFF 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.
#E9CDFF 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 #E2FFCC; it also sits naturally between #CFCCFF and #FFCCFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E9CDFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 233, 205, 255 |
| HSL | 274°, 100%, 90% |
| HSV | 274°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 9%, 20%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.49, 68.21, 103.90 |
| Yxy | 68.21, 0.2992, 0.2777 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.11, 18.78, -20.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.59, 19.01, -22.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 80% · Blue 100%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E9CDFF
.text { color: #E9CDFF; }
.background { background-color: #E9CDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9CDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 205, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9CDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 205, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9CDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 205, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E9CDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9CDFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2FFCC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E9CDFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E9CDFF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E9CDFF: ·
How #E9CDFF 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 #E9CDFF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E9CDFF?
#E9CDFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 233, 205, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E9CDFF?
#E9CDFF is RGB 233, 205, 255 — HSL 274°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 9%, 20%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #E9CDFF?
Its complement is #E2FFCC; analogous partners are #CFCCFF and #FFCCFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E9CDFF for text?
Black text on #E9CDFF has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.