Palettes / Colors / #EDB8EF

#EDB8EF — Pale Pink

#EDB8EF is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#EDB8EF 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 #BAEFB8; it also sits naturally between #D2B8EF and #EFB8D5. 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 72% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDB8EF

.text { color: #EDB8EF; }
.background { background-color: #EDB8EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDB8EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 184, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 63%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDB8EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 184, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDB8EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 184, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDB8EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDB8EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAEFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDB8EF: #000000.

How #EDB8EF 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 #EDB8EF 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

← #EDB8EE  ·  #EDB8F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDB8EF?

#EDB8EF is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 184, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDB8EF?

#EDB8EF is RGB 237, 184, 239 — HSL 298°, 63%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 23%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDB8EF?

Its complement is #BAEFB8; analogous partners are #D2B8EF and #EFB8D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDB8EF for text?

Black text on #EDB8EF has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.