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#EDBEFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EDBEFF 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 #EDBEFF 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.

#EDBEFF 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 #CFFFBD; it also sits naturally between #CBBDFF and #FFBDF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDBEFF · RGB 237, 190, 255

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Color values

HEX#EDBEFF
RGB237, 190, 255
HSL283°, 100%, 87%
HSV283°, 25%, 100%
CMYK7%, 25%, 0%, 0%
XYZ71.39, 62.05, 102.82
Yxy62.05, 0.3022, 0.2626
CIE-Lab82.94, 28.03, -25.63
Hunter Lab78.77, 28.57, -27.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 100%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDBEFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDBEFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDBEFF

.text { color: #EDBEFF; }
.background { background-color: #EDBEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 190, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 190, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 190, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDBEFF

#E194FF#D466FF#C83DFF#BD14FF#A800EB#8700BD#6A0094#4D006B#2C003D#0F0014

Tints of #EDBEFF

#EEC2FF#EFC7FF#F1CCFF#F2D1FF#F3D6FF#F3D6FF#F5DBFF#F6E0FF#F8E5FF#F9EBFF

Tones of #EDBEFF

#EAC1FA#E8C6F5#E6CBF1#E4D0EC#E2D4E7#E0D9E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFFFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDBEFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBEFF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EDBEFF: ·

How #EDBEFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D8EFDeuteranopia · #DBDFECTritanopia · #EBE3E0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDBEFF rather than the exact color:

Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Palette 3b0270
#3B0270 · #6F00FF · #E9B3FB · #FFF1F1
Palette 481380
#481380 · #742DD2 · #EFB1FF · #FFE2FF
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Gentle Ember
#E6BCF1 · #9A1FB7 · #84219B · #330B3D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ECC5FB#E9B3FB#EFB1FF#E5B8F4#E4C7F6#E6BCF1#E2B9F4#F1B6F1#E0C5F7#FCC6FF#DCBFFF#EECCF5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDBEFE  ·  #EDBF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBEFF?

#EDBEFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 190, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBEFF?

#EDBEFF is RGB 237, 190, 255 — HSL 283°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 25%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EDBEFF?

Its complement is #CFFFBD; analogous partners are #CBBDFF and #FFBDF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBEFF for text?

Black text on #EDBEFF has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.