Palettes / Colors / #EED5FA
#EED5FA — Pale Vivid Purple
#EED5FA 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 #EED5FA 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.
#EED5FA 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 #E1FAD6; it also sits naturally between #DDD6FA and #FAD6F4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EED5FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 213, 250 |
| HSL | 281°, 79%, 91% |
| HSV | 281°, 15%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 15%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 76.31, 72.67, 100.45 |
| Yxy | 72.67, 0.3059, 0.2913 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.29, 15.19, -14.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.25, 15.40, -15.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 84% · Blue 98%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EED5FA
.text { color: #EED5FA; }
.background { background-color: #EED5FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED5FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 213, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 79%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED5FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 213, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED5FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 213, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EED5FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED5FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1FAD6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EED5FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED5FA
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 #EED5FA: ·
How #EED5FA 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 #EED5FA 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 #EED5FA?
#EED5FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 213, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EED5FA?
#EED5FA is RGB 238, 213, 250 — HSL 281°, 79%, 91% — CMYK 5%, 15%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EED5FA?
Its complement is #E1FAD6; analogous partners are #DDD6FA and #FAD6F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EED5FA for text?
Black text on #EED5FA has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.