Palettes / Colors / #EDE8FC

#EDE8FC — Pale Purple

#EDE8FC is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EDE8FC 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 #F7FCE8; it also sits naturally between #E8EDFC and #F7E8FC. 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 91% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #EDE8FC

.text { color: #EDE8FC; }
.background { background-color: #EDE8FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDE8FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 232, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 77%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDE8FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 232, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDE8FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 232, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDE8FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDE8FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDE8FC

Tints of #EDE8FC

Tones of #EDE8FC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7FCE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDE8FC: #000000.

How #EDE8FC 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 #EDE8FC or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDE8FC?

#EDE8FC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 232, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDE8FC?

#EDE8FC is RGB 237, 232, 252 — HSL 255°, 77%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 8%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EDE8FC?

Its complement is #F7FCE8; analogous partners are #E8EDFC and #F7E8FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDE8FC for text?

Black text on #EDE8FC has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.