Palettes / Colors / #EBDDFF

#EBDDFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EBDDFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EBDDFF 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.

#EBDDFF 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 #F0FFDB; it also sits naturally between #DBDEFF and #FCDBFF. 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 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 #EBDDFF

.text { color: #EBDDFF; }
.background { background-color: #EBDDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 221, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 221, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 221, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDDFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDDFF

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 #EBDDFF 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 #EBDDFF 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

← #EBDDFE  ·  #EBDE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDDFF?

#EBDDFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 221, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDDFF?

#EBDDFF is RGB 235, 221, 255 — HSL 265°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 8%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EBDDFF?

Its complement is #F0FFDB; analogous partners are #DBDEFF and #FCDBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDDFF for text?

Black text on #EBDDFF has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.