Palettes / Colors / #EDEBF3

#EDEBF3 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EDEBF3 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EDEBF3 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.

#EDEBF3 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 #F2F4EC; it also sits naturally between #ECEEF4 and #F2ECF4. 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 #EDEBF3

.text { color: #EDEBF3; }
.background { background-color: #EDEBF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEBF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 235, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 25%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEBF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 235, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEBF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 235, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEBF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEBF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2F4EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEBF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEBF3

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 #EDEBF3 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 #EDEBF3 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

← #EDEBF2  ·  #EDEBF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEBF3?

#EDEBF3 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 237, 235, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEBF3?

#EDEBF3 is RGB 237, 235, 243 — HSL 255°, 25%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EDEBF3?

Its complement is #F2F4EC; analogous partners are #ECEEF4 and #F2ECF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEBF3 for text?

Black text on #EDEBF3 has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.