Palettes / Colors / #EAD8EE
#EAD8EE — Pale Muted Purple
#EAD8EE is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #EAD8EE 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.
#EAD8EE 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 #DCEED8; it also sits naturally between #DFD8EE and #EED8E7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAD8EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 216, 238 |
| HSL | 289°, 39%, 89% |
| HSV | 289°, 9%, 93% |
| CMYK | 2%, 9%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.92, 72.78, 91.04 |
| Yxy | 72.78, 0.3109, 0.3061 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.34, 10.06, -8.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.31, 10.09, -8.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 85% · Blue 93%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAD8EE
.text { color: #EAD8EE; }
.background { background-color: #EAD8EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD8EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 216, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 39%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD8EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 216, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD8EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 216, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAD8EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD8EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCEED8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAD8EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD8EE
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 #EAD8EE: ·
How #EAD8EE 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 #EAD8EE 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 #EAD8EE?
#EAD8EE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 216, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD8EE?
#EAD8EE is RGB 234, 216, 238 — HSL 289°, 39%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 9%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAD8EE?
Its complement is #DCEED8; analogous partners are #DFD8EE and #EED8E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAD8EE for text?
Black text on #EAD8EE has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.