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#EEDCFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#EEDCFD 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 #EEDCFD 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.

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

#EEDCFD · RGB 238, 220, 253

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Color values

HEX#EEDCFD
RGB238, 220, 253
HSL273°, 89%, 93%
HSV273°, 13%, 99%
CMYK6%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.58, 76.46, 103.54
Yxy76.46, 0.3039, 0.2957
CIE-Lab90.07, 12.08, -13.80
Hunter Lab87.44, 12.27, -14.29

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

CSS code for #EEDCFD

.text { color: #EEDCFD; }
.background { background-color: #EEDCFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDCFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDCFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDCFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDCFD

#DAB2FB#C587F8#B05BF5#9B30F3#880EEC#6F0BC1#560995#3D066A#24043F#0B0113

Tints of #EEDCFD

#EFDDFD#F1E2FD#F1E2FD#F1E2FD#F3E7FE#F3E7FE#F3E7FE#F3E7FE#F6ECFE#F6ECFE

Tones of #EEDCFD

#EFE0FB#EEE2F9#EEE4F6#EEE6F4#EEE9F2#EDEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDCFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDCFD

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 #EEDCFD: ·

How #EEDCFD 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 · #E7E9F3Tritanopia · #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 #EEDCFD 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 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6

Similar colors

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

#F0D9FF#EBD6FB#F1D9F6#E5E0FF#EBD3F8#F6DEF6#E8D3FF#E3DFFD#E5D4FF#F3E8FF#F6E5F5#F1EAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDCFC  ·  #EEDCFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDCFD?

#EEDCFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 220, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDCFD?

#EEDCFD is RGB 238, 220, 253 — HSL 273°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EEDCFD?

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

Can I use #EEDCFD for text?

Black text on #EEDCFD has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.