Palettes / Colors / #E9DCFE

#E9DCFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#E9DCFE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#E9DCFE 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 #F1FEDC; it also sits naturally between #DCE0FE and #FADCFE. 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 100%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9DCFE

.text { color: #E9DCFE; }
.background { background-color: #E9DCFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9DCFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 220, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9DCFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 220, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9DCFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 220, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9DCFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9DCFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1FEDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9DCFE: #000000.

How #E9DCFE 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 #E9DCFE 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

← #E9DCFD  ·  #E9DCFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9DCFE?

#E9DCFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 233, 220, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9DCFE?

#E9DCFE is RGB 233, 220, 254 — HSL 263°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 8%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E9DCFE?

Its complement is #F1FEDC; analogous partners are #DCE0FE and #FADCFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9DCFE for text?

Black text on #E9DCFE has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.