Palettes / Colors / #EDAEFA
#EDAEFA — Pale Vivid Pink
#EDAEFA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EDAEFA 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.
#EDAEFA 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 #BAFAAE; it also sits naturally between #C7AEFA and #FAAEE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDAEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 174, 250 |
| HSL | 290°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 290°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 30%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 67.32, 55.18, 97.55 |
| Yxy | 55.18, 0.3059, 0.2508 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.14, 35.58, -28.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.28, 36.30, -31.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 98%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDAEFA
.text { color: #EDAEFA; }
.background { background-color: #EDAEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDAEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 174, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDAEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 174, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDAEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 174, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDAEFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDAEFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAFAAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDAEFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDAEFA
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 #EDAEFA: ·
How #EDAEFA 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 #EDAEFA 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 #EDAEFA?
#EDAEFA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 174, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDAEFA?
#EDAEFA is RGB 237, 174, 250 — HSL 290°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 30%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EDAEFA?
Its complement is #BAFAAE; analogous partners are #C7AEFA and #FAAEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDAEFA for text?
Black text on #EDAEFA has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.