Palettes / Colors / #EDBDFE
#EDBDFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#EDBDFE 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 #EDBDFE 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.
#EDBDFE 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 #CFFEBE; it also sits naturally between #CDBEFE and #FEBEEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDBDFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 189, 254 |
| HSL | 284°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 284°, 26%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 26%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.01, 61.56, 101.90 |
| Yxy | 61.56, 0.3029, 0.2625 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.68, 28.37, -25.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.46, 28.90, -27.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDBDFE
.text { color: #EDBDFE; }
.background { background-color: #EDBDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 189, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 189, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 189, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDBDFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDBDFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFFEBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDBDFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBDFE
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 #EDBDFE: ·
How #EDBDFE 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 #EDBDFE 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 #EDBDFE?
#EDBDFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 189, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBDFE?
#EDBDFE is RGB 237, 189, 254 — HSL 284°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 26%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EDBDFE?
Its complement is #CFFEBE; analogous partners are #CDBEFE and #FEBEEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDBDFE for text?
Black text on #EDBDFE has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.