Palettes / Colors / #EEDBFE
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 219, 254 |
| HSL | 273°, 95%, 93% |
| HSV | 273°, 14%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 14%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.48, 76.00, 104.30 |
| Yxy | 76.00, 0.3033, 0.2937 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.86, 12.80, -14.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.18, 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
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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
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBFEDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.20:1 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:
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:
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 #EEDBFE 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 #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.