Palettes / Colors / #EDCCFC
#EDCCFC — Pale Vivid Purple
#EDCCFC 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 #EDCCFC 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.
#EDCCFC 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 #DAFCCA; it also sits naturally between #D3CAFC and #FCCAF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDCCFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 204, 252 |
| HSL | 281°, 89%, 89% |
| HSV | 281°, 19%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 19%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 74.09, 68.22, 101.36 |
| Yxy | 68.22, 0.3041, 0.2800 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.12, 20.01, -19.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.59, 20.31, -20.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDCCFC
.text { color: #EDCCFC; }
.background { background-color: #EDCCFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCCFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 204, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCCFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 204, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCCFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 204, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDCCFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDCCFC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAFCCA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDCCFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCCFC
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 #EDCCFC: ·
How #EDCCFC 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 #EDCCFC 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 #EDCCFC?
#EDCCFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 204, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCCFC?
#EDCCFC is RGB 237, 204, 252 — HSL 281°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 19%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EDCCFC?
Its complement is #DAFCCA; analogous partners are #D3CAFC and #FCCAF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDCCFC for text?
Black text on #EDCCFC has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.