Palettes / Colors / #EDEBF2

#EDEBF2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EDEBF2 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EDEBF2 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 #F1F3EC; it also sits naturally between #ECEEF3 and #F2ECF3. 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 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEBF2

.text { color: #EDEBF2; }
.background { background-color: #EDEBF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEBF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 235, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 21%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEBF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 235, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEBF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 235, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEBF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEBF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDEBF2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1F3EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEBF2: #000000.

How #EDEBF2 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 #EDEBF2 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

← #EDEBF1  ·  #EDEBF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEBF2?

#EDEBF2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 235, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEBF2?

#EDEBF2 is RGB 237, 235, 242 — HSL 257°, 21%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EDEBF2?

Its complement is #F1F3EC; analogous partners are #ECEEF3 and #F2ECF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEBF2 for text?

Black text on #EDEBF2 has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.