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#EDCCFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#EDCCFD 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 #EDCCFD 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.

#EDCCFD 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 #DEFDCE; it also sits naturally between #D6CEFD and #FDCEF5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDCCFD · RGB 237, 204, 253

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Color values

HEX#EDCCFD
RGB237, 204, 253
HSL280°, 92%, 90%
HSV280°, 19%, 99%
CMYK6%, 19%, 0%, 1%
XYZ74.25, 68.28, 102.20
Yxy68.28, 0.3034, 0.2790
CIE-Lab86.15, 20.20, -19.70
Hunter Lab82.63, 20.51, -20.75

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

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

CSS code for #EDCCFD

.text { color: #EDCCFD; }
.background { background-color: #EDCCFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCCFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 204, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCCFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 204, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCCFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 204, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCCFD

#DDA2FB#CF7BF9#BF4FF8#B128F6#9D0AE6#7F08BA#640693#460467#2B0340#0D0114

Tints of #EDCCFD

#EFD3FD#EFD3FD#F1D8FD#F1D8FD#F3DDFE#F4E2FE#F4E2FE#F6E7FE#F6E7FE#F8EBFE

Tones of #EDCCFD

#ECD1FA#EBD5F6#EAD8F3#E9DCEF#E8DFEC#E7E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEFDCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDCCFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCCFD

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 #EDCCFD: ·

How #EDCCFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDEF1Deuteranopia · #E1E3EETritanopia · #EBE8E6

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 #EDCCFD rather than the exact color:

Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2

Similar colors

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

#ECC5FB#F4CEFF#EECCF5#E8D3FF#EBD3F8#E5D1FA#F3CCF5#EBD6FB#E5CFF7#E5D4FF#F3CCF3#EDCBF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDCCFC  ·  #EDCCFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCCFD?

#EDCCFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 204, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCCFD?

#EDCCFD is RGB 237, 204, 253 — HSL 280°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EDCCFD?

Its complement is #DEFDCE; analogous partners are #D6CEFD and #FDCEF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCCFD for text?

Black text on #EDCCFD has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.