Palettes / Colors / #EDAEF3

#EDAEF3 — Pale Pink

#EDAEF3 is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EDAEF3 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.

#EDAEF3 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B5F3AF; it also sits naturally between #CBAFF3 and #F3AFD7. 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 93% · Green 68% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDAEF3

.text { color: #EDAEF3; }
.background { background-color: #EDAEF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDAEF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 174, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 74%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDAEF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 174, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDAEF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 174, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDAEF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDAEF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5F3AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDAEF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDAEF3

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 #EDAEF3 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 #EDAEF3 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 #EDAEF3?

#EDAEF3 is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 174, 243). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDAEF3?

#EDAEF3 is RGB 237, 174, 243 — HSL 295°, 74%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 28%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EDAEF3?

Its complement is #B5F3AF; analogous partners are #CBAFF3 and #F3AFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDAEF3 for text?

Black text on #EDAEF3 has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.