Palettes / Colors / #EEDBF3
#EEDBF3 — Pale Muted Purple
#EEDBF3 is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #EEDBF3 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.
#EEDBF3 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 #E1F4DD; it also sits naturally between #E3DDF4 and #F4DDED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDBF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 219, 243 |
| HSL | 288°, 50%, 91% |
| HSV | 288°, 10%, 95% |
| CMYK | 2%, 10%, 0%, 5% |
| XYZ | 76.77, 75.31, 95.28 |
| Yxy | 75.31, 0.3103, 0.3045 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.54, 10.73, -9.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.78, 10.84, -9.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 95%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEDBF3
.text { color: #EEDBF3; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 50%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 243, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDBF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDBF3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1F4DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDBF3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBF3
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 #EEDBF3: ·
How #EEDBF3 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 #EEDBF3 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 #EEDBF3?
#EEDBF3 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 219, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBF3?
#EEDBF3 is RGB 238, 219, 243 — HSL 288°, 50%, 91% — CMYK 2%, 10%, 0%, 5%.
What colors go with #EEDBF3?
Its complement is #E1F4DD; analogous partners are #E3DDF4 and #F4DDED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDBF3 for text?
Black text on #EEDBF3 has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.