Palettes / Colors / #EDD4FC
#EDD4FC — Pale Vivid Purple
#EDD4FC 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 #EDD4FC 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.
#EDD4FC 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 #E3FCD4; it also sits naturally between #D9D4FC and #FCD4F7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDD4FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 212, 252 |
| HSL | 278°, 87%, 91% |
| HSV | 278°, 16%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 16%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 76.04, 72.12, 102.01 |
| Yxy | 72.12, 0.3040, 0.2883 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.03, 15.77, -16.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.92, 16.00, -17.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 16% · 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 #EDD4FC
.text { color: #EDD4FC; }
.background { background-color: #EDD4FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD4FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 212, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD4FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 212, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD4FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 212, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDD4FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD4FC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDD4FC
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Tones of #EDD4FC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3FCD4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDD4FC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD4FC
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 #EDD4FC: ·
How #EDD4FC 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 #EDD4FC 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 #EDD4FC?
#EDD4FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 212, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD4FC?
#EDD4FC is RGB 237, 212, 252 — HSL 278°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 6%, 16%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EDD4FC?
Its complement is #E3FCD4; analogous partners are #D9D4FC and #FCD4F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDD4FC for text?
Black text on #EDD4FC has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.