Palettes / Colors / #EDBBFF

#EDBBFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EDBBFF 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 #EDBBFF 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.

#EDBBFF 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 #CEFFBD; it also sits naturally between #CCBDFF and #FFBDF0. 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 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDBBFF

.text { color: #EDBBFF; }
.background { background-color: #EDBBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 187, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 187, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 187, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDBBFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEFFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDBBFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBBFF

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 #EDBBFF 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 #EDBBFF 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

← #EDBBFE  ·  #EDBC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBBFF?

#EDBBFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 187, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBBFF?

#EDBBFF is RGB 237, 187, 255 — HSL 284°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EDBBFF?

Its complement is #CEFFBD; analogous partners are #CCBDFF and #FFBDF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBBFF for text?

Black text on #EDBBFF has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.