Palettes / Colors / #EED8FD
#EED8FD — Pale Vivid Purple
#EED8FD 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 #EED8FD 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.
#EED8FD 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 #E7FDD8; it also sits naturally between #DCD8FD and #FDD8F9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EED8FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 216, 253 |
| HSL | 276°, 90%, 92% |
| HSV | 276°, 15%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 15%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 77.55, 74.38, 103.20 |
| Yxy | 74.38, 0.3040, 0.2915 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.10, 14.18, -15.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.24, 14.40, -15.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 85% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 15% · 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 #EED8FD
.text { color: #EED8FD; }
.background { background-color: #EED8FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED8FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 216, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 90%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED8FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 216, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED8FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 216, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EED8FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED8FD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7FDD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EED8FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED8FD
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 #EED8FD: ·
How #EED8FD 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 #EED8FD 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 #EED8FD?
#EED8FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 216, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EED8FD?
#EED8FD is RGB 238, 216, 253 — HSL 276°, 90%, 92% — CMYK 6%, 15%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EED8FD?
Its complement is #E7FDD8; analogous partners are #DCD8FD and #FDD8F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EED8FD for text?
Black text on #EED8FD has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.