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#EDDDFC — Pale Vivid Purple

#EDDDFC 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 #EDDDFC 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.

#EDDDFC 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 #EDFCDE; it also sits naturally between #DFDEFC and #FCDEFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDDFC · RGB 237, 221, 252

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Color values

HEX#EDDDFC
RGB237, 221, 252
HSL271°, 84%, 93%
HSV271°, 12%, 99%
CMYK6%, 12%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.35, 76.75, 102.78
Yxy76.75, 0.3038, 0.2976
CIE-Lab90.20, 11.04, -13.08
Hunter Lab87.60, 11.19, -13.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDDDFC

.text { color: #EDDDFC; }
.background { background-color: #EDDDFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDDFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 221, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 84%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDDFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 221, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDDFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 221, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDDFC

#D7B4F8#C18AF5#AB5FF1#9435ED#8014E6#6910BC#510D91#3A0967#22053D#0A0213

Tints of #EDDDFC

#EEDEFC#F0E3FD#F0E3FD#F0E3FD#F3E8FD#F3E8FD#F3E8FD#F3E8FD#F5ECFD#F5ECFD

Tones of #EDDDFC

#EEE0FA#EEE2F8#EDE5F6#EDE7F4#EDE9F1#EDEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFCDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDDFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDDFC

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 #EDDDFC: ·

How #EDDDFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6F4Deuteranopia · #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 #EDDDFC 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 Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDDFB  ·  #EDDDFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDDFC?

#EDDDFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 221, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDDFC?

#EDDDFC is RGB 237, 221, 252 — HSL 271°, 84%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EDDDFC?

Its complement is #EDFCDE; analogous partners are #DFDEFC and #FCDEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDDFC for text?

Black text on #EDDDFC has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.