Palettes / Colors / #F2DDFA

#F2DDFA — Pale Purple

#F2DDFA is a purple color we call Pale 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 #F2DDFA 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.

#F2DDFA 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 #E4FADC; it also sits naturally between #E2DCFA and #FADCF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2DDFA

.text { color: #F2DDFA; }
.background { background-color: #F2DDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 221, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 74%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 221, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 221, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DDFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DDFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4FADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2DDFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2DDFA

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:

How #F2DDFA 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 #F2DDFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DDF9  ·  #F2DDFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DDFA?

#F2DDFA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 242, 221, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DDFA?

#F2DDFA is RGB 242, 221, 250 — HSL 283°, 74%, 92% — CMYK 3%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F2DDFA?

Its complement is #E4FADC; analogous partners are #E2DCFA and #FADCF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DDFA for text?

Black text on #F2DDFA has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.