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#EDDCFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#EDDCFD 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 #EDDCFD 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.

#EDDCFD 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 #EDFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DEDDFD and #FDDDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDCFD · RGB 237, 220, 253

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Color values

HEX#EDDCFD
RGB237, 220, 253
HSL271°, 89%, 93%
HSV271°, 13%, 99%
CMYK6%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.25, 76.28, 103.53
Yxy76.28, 0.3032, 0.2956
CIE-Lab89.99, 11.76, -13.92
Hunter Lab87.34, 11.92, -14.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDDCFD

.text { color: #EDDCFD; }
.background { background-color: #EDDCFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDCFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 220, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDCFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 220, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDCFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 220, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDCFD

#D7B2FB#C187F8#AB5BF5#9530F3#810EEC#690BC1#510995#3A066A#22043F#0B0113

Tints of #EDDCFD

#EEDDFD#F0E2FD#F0E2FD#F0E2FD#F3E7FE#F3E7FE#F3E7FE#F3E7FE#F5ECFE#F5ECFE

Tones of #EDDCFD

#EEE0FB#EEE2F9#EDE4F6#EDE6F4#EDE9F2#EDEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDCFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDCFD

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 #EDDCFD: ·

How #EDDCFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E5F5Deuteranopia · #E7E8F3Tritanopia · #ECEFED

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDDCFD rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f1f5
#F3F1F5 · #F0D9FF · #BFA2DB · #7F7C82
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF

Similar colors

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

#F0D9FF#EBD6FB#F1D9F6#E5E0FF#E3DFFD#E8D3FF#EBD3F8#E5D4FF#F6DEF6#F3E8FF#E5D1FA#E5D9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDCFC  ·  #EDDCFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDCFD?

#EDDCFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 220, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDCFD?

#EDDCFD is RGB 237, 220, 253 — HSL 271°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EDDCFD?

Its complement is #EDFDDD; analogous partners are #DEDDFD and #FDDDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDCFD for text?

Black text on #EDDCFD has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.