Palettes / Colors / #E9DCF9

#E9DCF9 — Pale Purple

#E9DCF9 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E9DCF9 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 #ECF9DC; it also sits naturally between #DCDEF9 and #F8DCF9. 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 91% · Green 86% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #E9DCF9

.text { color: #E9DCF9; }
.background { background-color: #E9DCF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9DCF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 220, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 71%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9DCF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 220, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9DCF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 220, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9DCF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9DCF9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E9DCF9

Tints of #E9DCF9

Tones of #E9DCF9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF9DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9DCF9: #000000.

How #E9DCF9 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 #E9DCF9 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E9DCF8  ·  #E9DCFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9DCF9?

#E9DCF9 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 233, 220, 249). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9DCF9?

#E9DCF9 is RGB 233, 220, 249 — HSL 267°, 71%, 92% — CMYK 6%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E9DCF9?

Its complement is #ECF9DC; analogous partners are #DCDEF9 and #F8DCF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9DCF9 for text?

Black text on #E9DCF9 has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.