Palettes / Colors / #EADFF9

#EADFF9 — Pale Purple

#EADFF9 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #EADFF9 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.

#EADFF9 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 #EFF9E1; it also sits naturally between #E1E3F9 and #F7E1F9. 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 92% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADFF9

.text { color: #EADFF9; }
.background { background-color: #EADFF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADFF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 223, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 68%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADFF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 223, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADFF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 223, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADFF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADFF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFF9E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADFF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADFF9

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:

How #EADFF9 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 #EADFF9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADFF9?

#EADFF9 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 223, 249). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADFF9?

#EADFF9 is RGB 234, 223, 249 — HSL 265°, 68%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 10%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EADFF9?

Its complement is #EFF9E1; analogous partners are #E1E3F9 and #F7E1F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADFF9 for text?

Black text on #EADFF9 has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.