Palettes / Colors / #EADCEF
#EADCEF — Pale Muted Purple
#EADCEF 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 #EADCEF 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.
#EADCEF 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 #E1EFDC; it also sits naturally between #E0DCEF and #EFDCEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EADCEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 220, 239 |
| HSL | 284°, 37%, 90% |
| HSV | 284°, 8%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 8%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.10, 74.91, 92.16 |
| Yxy | 74.91, 0.3101, 0.3093 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.35, 8.15, -7.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.55, 8.18, -7.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 94%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EADCEF
.text { color: #EADCEF; }
.background { background-color: #EADCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EADCEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADCEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EADCEF
Tints of #EADCEF
Tones of #EADCEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1EFDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EADCEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADCEF
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 #EADCEF: ·
How #EADCEF 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 #EADCEF 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 #EADCEF?
#EADCEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 220, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCEF?
#EADCEF is RGB 234, 220, 239 — HSL 284°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 2%, 8%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EADCEF?
Its complement is #E1EFDC; analogous partners are #E0DCEF and #EFDCEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EADCEF for text?
Black text on #EADCEF has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.