Palettes / Colors / #EDDFF3

#EDDFF3 — Pale Muted Purple

#EDDFF3 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 #EDDFF3 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.

#EDDFF3 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 #E4F2DE; it also sits naturally between #E2DEF2 and #F2DEEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDFF3

.text { color: #EDDFF3; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 45%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDFF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4F2DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDFF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDFF3

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:

How #EDDFF3 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 #EDDFF3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDDFF2  ·  #EDDFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDFF3?

#EDDFF3 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 223, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFF3?

#EDDFF3 is RGB 237, 223, 243 — HSL 282°, 45%, 91% — CMYK 2%, 8%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EDDFF3?

Its complement is #E4F2DE; analogous partners are #E2DEF2 and #F2DEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDFF3 for text?

Black text on #EDDFF3 has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.