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#EEDBFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#EEDBFD 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 #EEDBFD 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.

#EEDBFD 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 #EBFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DFDDFD and #FDDDFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDBFD · RGB 238, 219, 253

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Color values

HEX#EEDBFD
RGB238, 219, 253
HSL274°, 89%, 93%
HSV274°, 13%, 99%
CMYK6%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.32, 75.93, 103.46
Yxy75.93, 0.3039, 0.2946
CIE-Lab89.83, 12.61, -14.16
Hunter Lab87.14, 12.80, -14.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EEDBFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEDBFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEDBFD

.text { color: #EEDBFD; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDBFD

#DBB2FB#C787F8#B35BF5#9E30F3#8C0EEC#720BC1#580995#3F066A#25043F#0B0113

Tints of #EEDBFD

#EFDDFD#F2E2FD#F2E2FD#F2E2FD#F4E7FE#F4E7FE#F4E7FE#F4E7FE#F6ECFE#F6ECFE

Tones of #EEDBFD

#EFE0FB#EFE2F9#EEE4F6#EEE6F4#EEE9F2#EDEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDBFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBFD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEDBFD: ·

How #EEDBFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E6E6F5Deuteranopia · #E7E8F3Tritanopia · #EDEEED

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEDBFD rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f1f5
#F3F1F5 · #F0D9FF · #BFA2DB · #7F7C82
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F0D9FF#EBD6FB#F1D9F6#EBD3F8#E8D3FF#E5E0FF#F6DEF6#E5D4FF#E3DFFD#E5D1FA#F3E8FF#E5D9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDBFC  ·  #EEDBFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDBFD?

#EEDBFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 219, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBFD?

#EEDBFD is RGB 238, 219, 253 — HSL 274°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EEDBFD?

Its complement is #EBFDDD; analogous partners are #DFDDFD and #FDDDFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDBFD for text?

Black text on #EEDBFD has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.