Palettes / Colors / #EDCAEF
#EDCAEF — Pale Muted Pink
#EDCAEF is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EDCAEF 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.
#EDCAEF 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 #CAEFC8; it also sits naturally between #D9C8EF and #EFC8DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDCAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 202, 239 |
| HSL | 297°, 54%, 86% |
| HSV | 297°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 1%, 15%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 71.63, 66.48, 90.72 |
| Yxy | 66.48, 0.3130, 0.2905 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.24, 18.63, -13.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.53, 18.77, -13.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 79% · Blue 94%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDCAEF
.text { color: #EDCAEF; }
.background { background-color: #EDCAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 202, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 202, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 202, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDCAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDCAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAEFC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDCAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCAEF
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 #EDCAEF: ·
How #EDCAEF 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 #EDCAEF 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 #EDCAEF?
#EDCAEF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 202, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCAEF?
#EDCAEF is RGB 237, 202, 239 — HSL 297°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 15%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EDCAEF?
Its complement is #CAEFC8; analogous partners are #D9C8EF and #EFC8DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDCAEF for text?
Black text on #EDCAEF has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.