Palettes / Colors / #EDE4FC
#EDE4FC — Pale Vivid Purple
#EDE4FC is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EDE4FC 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.
#EDE4FC 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 #F3FCE3; it also sits naturally between #E3E6FC and #F9E3FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDE4FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 228, 252 |
| HSL | 263°, 80%, 94% |
| HSV | 263°, 10%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 10%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 80.24, 80.52, 103.41 |
| Yxy | 80.52, 0.3037, 0.3048 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.92, 7.39, -10.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.73, 7.49, -10.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 89% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDE4FC
.text { color: #EDE4FC; }
.background { background-color: #EDE4FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDE4FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 228, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 80%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDE4FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 228, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDE4FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 228, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDE4FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDE4FC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3FCE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDE4FC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDE4FC
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 #EDE4FC: ·
How #EDE4FC 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 #EDE4FC 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 #EDE4FC?
#EDE4FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 228, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDE4FC?
#EDE4FC is RGB 237, 228, 252 — HSL 263°, 80%, 94% — CMYK 6%, 10%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EDE4FC?
Its complement is #F3FCE3; analogous partners are #E3E6FC and #F9E3FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDE4FC for text?
Black text on #EDE4FC has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.