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#EDDBF1 — Pale Muted Purple

#EDDBF1 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EDDBF1 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 #DEF1DA; it also sits naturally between #E1DAF1 and #F1DAEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDBF1 · RGB 237, 219, 241

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Color values

HEX#EDDBF1
RGB237, 219, 241
HSL289°, 44%, 90%
HSV289°, 9%, 95%
CMYK2%, 9%, 0%, 5%
XYZ76.13, 75.02, 93.69
Yxy75.02, 0.3110, 0.3064
CIE-Lab89.40, 10.04, -8.50
Hunter Lab86.61, 10.11, -8.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EDDBF1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDDBF1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDDBF1

.text { color: #EDDBF1; }
.background { background-color: #EDDBF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDBF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 219, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 44%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDBF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 219, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDBF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 219, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDBF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDBF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDDBF1

#DCB9E4#CD9CD8#BD7BCC#AE5DC0#9943AD#7C368C#622B6E#441E4D#2A1330#0D060F

Tints of #EDDBF1

#EEDEF2#EEDEF2#F0E2F4#F0E2F4#F2E5F5#F4E9F6#F4E9F6#F6EDF8#F6EDF8#F8F0F9

Tones of #EDDBF1

#ECDCEF#EBDEED#EADFEC#E9E1EA#E8E2E9#E6E4E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEF1DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDBF1: #000000.

How #EDDBF1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5ECDeuteranopia · #E6E8EATritanopia · #ECE7E7

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 #EDDBF1 rather than the exact color:

Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE
Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9

Similar colors

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

#E9DDED#EED5EF#F1D9F6#F4DCEE#EEDCE9#E5D9F2#F7DBF0#F6DEF6#EBD3F8#F2D4EA#EBD6FB#F6DFEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDBF0  ·  #EDDBF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDBF1?

#EDDBF1 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 219, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDBF1?

#EDDBF1 is RGB 237, 219, 241 — HSL 289°, 44%, 90% — CMYK 2%, 9%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EDDBF1?

Its complement is #DEF1DA; analogous partners are #E1DAF1 and #F1DAEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDBF1 for text?

Black text on #EDDBF1 has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.