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#EABEF8 Color

#EABEF8 is rgb(234, 190, 248) in RGB, hsl(286, 81%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EABEF8
HEX#EABEF8
RGBrgb(234, 190, 248)
HSLhsl(286, 81%, 86%)
HSVhsv(286, 23%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.092 317.9)
LABlab(82.33% 23.68 -22.62)
LCHlch(82.33% 32.75 316.32)

What #EABEF8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EABEF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.74Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.28Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.41Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 11.57Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.72Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 12.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#EABEF8 Channel Values

How #EABEF8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 190 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 81% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 23% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EABEF8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EABEF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EABEF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EABEF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EABEF8
Complementary
#CCF8BE
Analogous
#CEBEF8
Analogous
#F8BEE9
Triadic
#F8EBBE
Triadic
#BEF8EB
Split comp.
#E9F8BE
Split comp.
#BEF8CE

Tints & Shades of #EABEF8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EEC8F9
#EFCCFA
#F2D5FB
#F5DFFC
#F8E8FD
#F9EDFD

Shades

#D987F2
#C954ED
#B81DE7
#8E13B4
#630D7D
#3A084A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EABEF8.

How #EABEF8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EABEF8
Protanopia#C6C6F8
Protanomaly#D6C3F8
Deuteranopia#CECEF7
Deuteranomaly#DAC8F7
Tritanopia#E3C7C7
Tritanomaly#E6C3DC
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EABEF8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eabef8: #EABEF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EABEF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eabef8': '#EABEF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.745, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_eabef8">#EABEF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EABEF8"

More Purple Colors

#EABEF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EABEF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EABEF8?

#EABEF8 is a lightest purple — rgb(234, 190, 248) in RGB and hsl(286, 81%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.74.

What is the RGB value of #EABEF8?

#EABEF8 is rgb(234, 190, 248) — red 234, green 190, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EABEF8?

#EABEF8 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EABEF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EABEF8 scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EABEF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EABEF8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.41, which is visibly different.

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