Palettes / Colors / #EDDFF1
#EDDFF1 — Pale Muted Purple
#EDDFF1 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 #EDDFF1 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.
#EDDFF1 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 #E3F1DF; it also sits naturally between #E4DFF1 and #F1DFEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDDFF1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 223, 241 |
| HSL | 287°, 39%, 91% |
| HSV | 287°, 7%, 95% |
| CMYK | 2%, 7%, 0%, 5% |
| XYZ | 77.19, 77.13, 94.04 |
| Yxy | 77.13, 0.3108, 0.3106 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.38, 7.95, -7.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.82, 8.01, -7.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 95%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDDFF1
.text { color: #EDDFF1; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 39%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 241, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDDFF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDFF1">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDDFF1
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Tones of #EDDFF1
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3F1DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDDFF1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDFF1
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 #EDDFF1: ·
How #EDDFF1 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 #EDDFF1 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 #EDDFF1?
#EDDFF1 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 223, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFF1?
#EDDFF1 is RGB 237, 223, 241 — HSL 287°, 39%, 91% — CMYK 2%, 7%, 0%, 5%.
What colors go with #EDDFF1?
Its complement is #E3F1DF; analogous partners are #E4DFF1 and #F1DFEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDDFF1 for text?
Black text on #EDDFF1 has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.