Palettes / Colors / #EDD1FA
#EDD1FA — Pale Vivid Purple
#EDD1FA 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 #EDD1FA 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.
#EDD1FA 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 #DEFAD1; it also sits naturally between #D9D1FA and #FAD1F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDD1FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 209, 250 |
| HSL | 281°, 80%, 90% |
| HSV | 281°, 16%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 16%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 74.98, 70.51, 100.10 |
| Yxy | 70.51, 0.3053, 0.2871 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.25, 16.98, -16.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.97, 17.20, -17.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 98%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDD1FA
.text { color: #EDD1FA; }
.background { background-color: #EDD1FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD1FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 209, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 80%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD1FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 209, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD1FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 209, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDD1FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD1FA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDD1FA
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Tones of #EDD1FA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEFAD1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDD1FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD1FA
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 #EDD1FA: ·
How #EDD1FA 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 #EDD1FA 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 #EDD1FA?
#EDD1FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 209, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD1FA?
#EDD1FA is RGB 237, 209, 250 — HSL 281°, 80%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 16%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EDD1FA?
Its complement is #DEFAD1; analogous partners are #D9D1FA and #FAD1F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDD1FA for text?
Black text on #EDD1FA has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.