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#EDCCFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#EDCCFB 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 #EDCCFB 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.

#EDCCFB 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 #D9FBCB; it also sits naturally between #D5CBFB and #FBCBF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDCCFB · RGB 237, 204, 251

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Color values

HEX#EDCCFB
RGB237, 204, 251
HSL282°, 85%, 89%
HSV282°, 19%, 98%
CMYK6%, 19%, 0%, 2%
XYZ73.93, 68.16, 100.53
Yxy68.16, 0.3047, 0.2809
CIE-Lab86.08, 19.81, -18.74
Hunter Lab82.56, 20.10, -19.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDCCFB

.text { color: #EDCCFB; }
.background { background-color: #EDCCFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCCFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 204, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 85%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCCFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 204, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCCFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 204, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCCFB

#DFA5F8#D07BF4#C255F1#B32BEE#A112DE#820FB3#670B8E#480863#2C053D#0E0213

Tints of #EDCCFB

#EED0FB#EED0FB#F0D5FC#F2D9FC#F3DEFC#F3DEFC#F5E3FD#F7E7FD#F7E7FD#F8ECFD

Tones of #EDCCFB

#EBCEF7#EAD2F4#E8D5F1#E7D9ED#E6DCEA#E4E0E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDCCFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCCFB

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 #EDCCFB: ·

How #EDCCFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDEF0Deuteranopia · #E1E3EDTritanopia · #EBE7E5

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

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

Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7

Similar colors

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

#EECCF5#ECC5FB#EBD3F8#F4CEFF#F3CCF5#E5CFF7#E8D3FF#E5D1FA#F3CCF3#EDCBF1#EBD6FB#E4C7F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDCCFA  ·  #EDCCFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCCFB?

#EDCCFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 204, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCCFB?

#EDCCFB is RGB 237, 204, 251 — HSL 282°, 85%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 19%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EDCCFB?

Its complement is #D9FBCB; analogous partners are #D5CBFB and #FBCBF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCCFB for text?

Black text on #EDCCFB has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.