Palettes / Colors / #EEDBFB
#EEDBFB — Pale Vivid Purple
#EEDBFB 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 #EEDBFB 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.
#EEDBFB 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 #E7FBDA; it also sits naturally between #DEDAFB and #FBDAF8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDBFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 219, 251 |
| HSL | 276°, 80%, 92% |
| HSV | 276°, 13%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 13%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 78.00, 75.81, 101.79 |
| Yxy | 75.81, 0.3052, 0.2966 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.77, 12.23, -13.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.07, 12.40, -13.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 98%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 13% · 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 #EEDBFB
.text { color: #EEDBFB; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 80%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDBFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDBFB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDBFB
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Tones of #EEDBFB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7FBDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDBFB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBFB
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 #EEDBFB: ·
How #EEDBFB 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 #EEDBFB 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 #EEDBFB?
#EEDBFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 219, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBFB?
#EEDBFB is RGB 238, 219, 251 — HSL 276°, 80%, 92% — CMYK 5%, 13%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EEDBFB?
Its complement is #E7FBDA; analogous partners are #DEDAFB and #FBDAF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDBFB for text?
Black text on #EEDBFB has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.