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#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.

#EDDFF1 · RGB 237, 223, 241

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Color values

HEX#EDDFF1
RGB237, 223, 241
HSL287°, 39%, 91%
HSV287°, 7%, 95%
CMYK2%, 7%, 0%, 5%
XYZ77.19, 77.13, 94.04
Yxy77.13, 0.3108, 0.3106
CIE-Lab90.38, 7.95, -7.05
Hunter Lab87.82, 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

Sample text in #EDDFF1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDDFF1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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

#DBBFE3#CBA3D7#B983C9#A863BB#954BAA#793D8A#5D2F6A#41214A#28142E#0C060E

Tints of #EDDFF1

#EFE3F3#EFE3F3#F1E6F4#F1E6F4#F3EAF6#F3EAF6#F5EDF7#F5EDF7#F7F1F9#F7F1F9

Tones of #EDDFF1

#ECE0F0#ECE2EE#EBE3ED#EAE4EC#E9E6EB#E9E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3F1DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.43:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #E7E7EDDeuteranopia · #E8E9ECTritanopia · #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 #EDDFF1 rather than the exact color:

Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE
Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9
Palette F5efff
#F5EFFF · #E5D9F2 · #CDC1FF · #A294F9

Similar colors

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

#E9DDED#F4DCEE#EEDCE9#F1D9F6#E5D9F2#EED5EF#F6DEF6#F7DBF0#F6DFEB#F6E5F5#F6E2E9#E9E4E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDFF0  ·  #EDDFF2 →

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.