Palettes / Colors / #F2DDFD

#F2DDFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#F2DDFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#F2DDFD 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 #E8FDDD; it also sits naturally between #E2DDFD and #FDDDF8. 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 99%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F2DDFD

.text { color: #F2DDFD; }
.background { background-color: #F2DDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 221, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 221, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 221, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DDFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DDFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8FDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2DDFD: #000000.

How #F2DDFD 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 #F2DDFD 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

← #F2DDFC  ·  #F2DDFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DDFD?

#F2DDFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 242, 221, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DDFD?

#F2DDFD is RGB 242, 221, 253 — HSL 279°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 4%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #F2DDFD?

Its complement is #E8FDDD; analogous partners are #E2DDFD and #FDDDF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DDFD for text?

Black text on #F2DDFD has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.