Palettes / Colors / #EDDFF7
#EDDFF7 — Pale Purple
#EDDFF7 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #EDDFF7 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.
#EDDFF7 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 #E9F7DE; it also sits naturally between #E0DEF7 and #F7DEF5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDDFF7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 223, 247 |
| HSL | 275°, 60%, 92% |
| HSV | 275°, 10%, 97% |
| CMYK | 4%, 10%, 0%, 3% |
| XYZ | 78.10, 77.50, 98.84 |
| Yxy | 77.50, 0.3070, 0.3046 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.55, 9.06, -9.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.03, 9.15, -10.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 97%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDDFF7
.text { color: #EDDFF7; }
.background { background-color: #EDDFF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDFF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 223, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 60%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDFF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 223, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDFF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 223, 247, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDDFF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDFF7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9F7DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDDFF7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDFF7
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 #EDDFF7: ·
How #EDDFF7 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 #EDDFF7 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 #EDDFF7?
#EDDFF7 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 223, 247). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDFF7?
#EDDFF7 is RGB 237, 223, 247 — HSL 275°, 60%, 92% — CMYK 4%, 10%, 0%, 3%.
What colors go with #EDDFF7?
Its complement is #E9F7DE; analogous partners are #E0DEF7 and #F7DEF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDDFF7 for text?
Black text on #EDDFF7 has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.