Palettes / Colors / #EAADFE
#EAADFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#EAADFE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EAADFE 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.
#EAADFE 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 #C2FEAE; it also sits naturally between #C2AEFE and #FEAEEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAADFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 173, 254 |
| HSL | 285°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 285°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 8%, 32%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.76, 54.54, 100.77 |
| Yxy | 54.54, 0.3006, 0.2456 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.77, 35.96, -31.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.85, 36.66, -34.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 100%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 32% · 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 #EAADFE
.text { color: #EAADFE; }
.background { background-color: #EAADFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAADFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 173, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAADFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 173, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAADFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 173, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAADFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAADFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2FEAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAADFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAADFE
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 #EAADFE: ·
How #EAADFE 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 #EAADFE 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 #EAADFE?
#EAADFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 173, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAADFE?
#EAADFE is RGB 234, 173, 254 — HSL 285°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 32%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EAADFE?
Its complement is #C2FEAE; analogous partners are #C2AEFE and #FEAEEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAADFE for text?
Black text on #EAADFE has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.