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#EEDBFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#EEDBFE 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 #EEDBFE 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.

#EEDBFE 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 #EBFEDC; it also sits naturally between #DEDCFE and #FEDCFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDBFE · RGB 238, 219, 254

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Color values

HEX#EEDBFE
RGB238, 219, 254
HSL273°, 95%, 93%
HSV273°, 14%, 100%
CMYK6%, 14%, 0%, 0%
XYZ78.48, 76.00, 104.30
Yxy76.00, 0.3033, 0.2937
CIE-Lab89.86, 12.80, -14.64
Hunter Lab87.18, 13.00, -15.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEDBFE

.text { color: #EEDBFE; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 95%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDBFE

#DAAFFD#C583FC#B156FB#9C29FA#8906F4#7005C7#57049A#3D036D#240241#0B0114

Tints of #EEDBFE

#EFDCFE#F1E1FE#F1E1FE#F1E1FE#F3E6FE#F3E6FE#F3E6FE#F3E6FE#F6EBFE#F6EBFE

Tones of #EEDBFE

#EFDFFC#EEE1F9#EEE4F7#EEE6F4#EEE8F2#EDEBF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFEDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDBFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBFE

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 #EEDBFE: ·

How #EEDBFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6F6Deuteranopia · #E7E8F4Tritanopia · #EDEFED

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 #EEDBFE 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 F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8

Similar colors

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

#F0D9FF#EBD6FB#F1D9F6#E8D3FF#E5E0FF#EBD3F8#E5D4FF#F6DEF6#E3DFFD#F3E8FF#E5D1FA#F4CEFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDBFD  ·  #EEDBFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDBFE?

#EEDBFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 219, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBFE?

#EEDBFE is RGB 238, 219, 254 — HSL 273°, 95%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 14%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EEDBFE?

Its complement is #EBFEDC; analogous partners are #DEDCFE and #FEDCFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDBFE for text?

Black text on #EEDBFE has a contrast ratio of 16.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.