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#F2DEFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#F2DEFF 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 #F2DEFF 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.

#F2DEFF 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 #EDFFE0; it also sits naturally between #E3E0FF and #FFE0FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#F2DEFF · RGB 242, 222, 255

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Color values

HEX#F2DEFF
RGB242, 222, 255
HSL276°, 100%, 94%
HSV276°, 13%, 100%
CMYK5%, 13%, 0%, 0%
XYZ80.79, 78.34, 105.47
Yxy78.34, 0.3053, 0.2961
CIE-Lab90.93, 12.71, -13.52
Hunter Lab88.51, 12.97, -14.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 95% · Green 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #F2DEFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #F2DEFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #F2DEFF

.text { color: #F2DEFF; }
.background { background-color: #F2DEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 222, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 222, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 222, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DEFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DEFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DEFF

#E0B3FF#CE85FF#BC57FF#A929FF#9600FA#7A00CC#5F009E#430070#280042#0C0014

Tints of #F2DEFF

#F3E0FF#F3E0FF#F5E5FF#F5E5FF#F5E5FF#F5E5FF#F5E5FF#F7EBFF#F7EBFF#F7EBFF

Tones of #F2DEFF

#F2E3FD#F2E5FB#F1E7F8#F1E9F6#F1EBF4#F0EEF2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFFE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #F2DEFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F2DEFF

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 #F2DEFF: ·

How #F2DEFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9E9F7Deuteranopia · #EBECF5Tritanopia · #F1F1EF

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 #F2DEFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f1f5
#F3F1F5 · #F0D9FF · #BFA2DB · #7F7C82
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette 89375f
#89375F · #CE5959 · #BACDDB · #F3E8FF
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette B9f3fc
#B9F3FC · #AEE2FF · #93C6E7 · #FEDEFF

Similar colors

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

#F0D9FF#F6DEF6#F3E8FF#F1D9F6#EBD6FB#FEDEFF#F1EAFF#F6E5F5#E5E0FF#FFE1FF#FFDBFD#FFE2FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DEFE  ·  #F2DF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DEFF?

#F2DEFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 242, 222, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DEFF?

#F2DEFF is RGB 242, 222, 255 — HSL 276°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 5%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #F2DEFF?

Its complement is #EDFFE0; analogous partners are #E3E0FF and #FFE0FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DEFF for text?

Black text on #F2DEFF has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.