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#EEDFF3 — Pale Muted Purple

#EEDFF3 is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #EEDFF3 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.

#EEDFF3 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 #E3F2DE; it also sits naturally between #E3DEF2 and #F2DEED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDFF3 · RGB 238, 223, 243

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Color values

HEX#EEDFF3
RGB238, 223, 243
HSL285°, 45%, 91%
HSV285°, 8%, 95%
CMYK2%, 8%, 0%, 5%
XYZ77.83, 77.42, 95.64
Yxy77.42, 0.3102, 0.3086
CIE-Lab90.52, 8.65, -7.89
Hunter Lab87.99, 8.73, -7.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEDFF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEDFF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEDFF3

.text { color: #EEDFF3; }
.background { background-color: #EEDFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 223, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 45%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 223, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 223, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDFF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEDFF3

#DBBCE6#CC9FDB#BA7ECE#A85CC1#9643B1#7A3790#5E2A6F#421D4E#291230#0C060F

Tints of #EEDFF3

#EFE1F4#EFE1F4#F1E5F5#F1E5F5#F3E9F7#F3E9F7#F5EDF8#F5EDF8#F7F0F9#F7F0F9

Tones of #EEDFF3

#EDDFF1#ECE1EF#EBE2EE#EAE4EC#EAE5EB#E9E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3F2DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDFF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDFF3

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 #EEDFF3: ·

How #EEDFF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E7EEDeuteranopia · #E8EAEDTritanopia · #EDEAEA

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 #EEDFF3 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette F6e5f5
#F6E5F5 · #FBF4F9 · #F6E7E6 · #B9CCED
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F7DBF0 · #BEAEE2

Similar colors

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

#F1D9F6#E9DDED#F4DCEE#F6DEF6#F6E5F5#F7DBF0#EEDCE9#EED5EF#E5D9F2#F6DFEB#EBD6FB#F7E8F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDFF2  ·  #EEDFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDFF3?

#EEDFF3 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 223, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDFF3?

#EEDFF3 is RGB 238, 223, 243 — HSL 285°, 45%, 91% — CMYK 2%, 8%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEDFF3?

Its complement is #E3F2DE; analogous partners are #E3DEF2 and #F2DEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDFF3 for text?

Black text on #EEDFF3 has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.