Palettes / Colors / #EDCEFE
#EDCEFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#EDCEFE 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 #EDCEFE 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.
#EDCEFE 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 #DEFECD; it also sits naturally between #D4CDFE and #FECDF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDCEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 206, 254 |
| HSL | 279°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 279°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 19%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 74.89, 69.30, 103.20 |
| Yxy | 69.30, 0.3027, 0.2801 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.65, 19.33, -19.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.25, 19.64, -20.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDCEFE
.text { color: #EDCEFE; }
.background { background-color: #EDCEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 206, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 206, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 206, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDCEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDCEFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEFECD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDCEFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCEFE
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 #EDCEFE: ·
How #EDCEFE 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 #EDCEFE 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 #EDCEFE?
#EDCEFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 206, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCEFE?
#EDCEFE is RGB 237, 206, 254 — HSL 279°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 19%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EDCEFE?
Its complement is #DEFECD; analogous partners are #D4CDFE and #FECDF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDCEFE for text?
Black text on #EDCEFE has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.