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#EDDFF0 — Pale Muted Purple

#EDDFF0 is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #EDDFF0 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.

#EDDFF0 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 #E3F0E0; it also sits naturally between #E5E0F0 and #F0E0EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDDFF0 · RGB 237, 223, 240

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Color values

HEX#EDDFF0
RGB237, 223, 240
HSL289°, 36%, 91%
HSV289°, 7%, 94%
CMYK1%, 7%, 0%, 6%
XYZ77.04, 77.07, 93.25
Yxy77.07, 0.3114, 0.3116
CIE-Lab90.35, 7.77, -6.56
Hunter Lab87.79, 7.82, -6.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDDFF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDDFF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDDFF0

.text { color: #EDDFF0; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 36%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDFF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDFF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDDFF0

#DCC1E2#CCA5D5#BA86C6#A866B7#964EA6#7A4087#5E3168#422249#29152D#0D070E

Tints of #EDDFF0

#EFE3F2#EFE3F2#F1E7F4#F1E7F4#F3EAF5#F3EAF5#F5EEF7#F5EEF7#F7F1F8#F7F1F8

Tones of #EDDFF0

#EDE1EF#ECE2EE#EBE3ED#EAE5EB#EAE6EA#E9E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3F0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDDFF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDFF0

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 #EDDFF0: ·

How #EDDFF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7ECDeuteranopia · #E8E9EBTritanopia · #ECE9E8

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 #EDDFF0 rather than the exact color:

Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
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#EEDCE9#F4DCEE#F1D9F6#EED5EF#E5D9F2#F6DFEB#F7DBF0#F6DEF6#F6E2E9#E9E4E6#F6E5F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDFEF  ·  #EDDFF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDFF0?

#EDDFF0 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 223, 240). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFF0?

#EDDFF0 is RGB 237, 223, 240 — HSL 289°, 36%, 91% — CMYK 1%, 7%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDDFF0?

Its complement is #E3F0E0; analogous partners are #E5E0F0 and #F0E0EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDFF0 for text?

Black text on #EDDFF0 has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.