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#EFDDFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#EFDDFE 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 #EFDDFE 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.

#EFDDFE 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.

#EFDDFE · RGB 239, 221, 254

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Color values

HEX#EFDDFE
RGB239, 221, 254
HSL273°, 94%, 93%
HSV273°, 13%, 100%
CMYK6%, 13%, 0%, 0%
XYZ79.34, 77.22, 104.49
Yxy77.22, 0.3039, 0.2958
CIE-Lab90.42, 12.07, -13.79
Hunter Lab87.87, 12.27, -14.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 87% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFDDFE

.text { color: #EFDDFE; }
.background { background-color: #EFDDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFDDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 221, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFDDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 221, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFDDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 221, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFDDFE

#DAB0FD#C583FB#B057FA#9C2AF8#8907F2#7006C6#560599#3D036D#240240#0B0114

Tints of #EFDDFE

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

Tones of #EFDDFE

#EFDFFC#EEE1F9#EEE4F7#EEE6F4#EEE8F2#EDEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFEDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFDDFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFDDFE

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 #EFDDFE: ·

How #EFDDFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7F6Deuteranopia · #E8EAF4Tritanopia · #EEF0EE

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 #EFDDFE 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 Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFDDFD  ·  #EFDDFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFDDFE?

#EFDDFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 239, 221, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFDDFE?

#EFDDFE is RGB 239, 221, 254 — HSL 273°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFDDFE?

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

Can I use #EFDDFE for text?

Black text on #EFDDFE has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.