#EACAF1 Color

#EACAF1 is rgb(234, 202, 241) in RGB, hsl(289, 58%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EACAF1

HEX#EACAF1

RGBrgb(234, 202, 241)

HSLhsl(289, 58%, 87%)

HSVhsv(289, 16%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.063 320.2)

LABlab(84.99% 16.66 -14.94)

LCHlch(84.99% 22.38 318.11)

What #EACAF1 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 #EACAF1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 7.54 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.72 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.72 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10 Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 10.65 Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 12.26

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

#EACAF1 Channel Values

How #EACAF1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 234 · G 202 · B 241	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 289° · S 58% · L 87%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 289° · S 16% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 3% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.48:1 vs white · 14.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EACAF1 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EACAF1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EACAF1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EACAF1

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EACAF1.

How #EACAF1 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#EACAF1

Protanopia#D0D0F1

Protanomaly#DBCEF1

Deuteranopia#D5D5F0

Deuteranomaly#DED1F1

Tritanopia#E5CFCF

Tritanomaly#E7CDDE

Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

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Using #EACAF1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eacaf1: #EACAF1;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EACAF1;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eacaf1': '#EACAF1' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.792, blue: 0.945)

Android XML<color name="color_eacaf1">#EACAF1</color>

SVG fillfill="#EACAF1"

More Purple Colors

#EACAF1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

eae2f8 e9d4ff ebdbfa e6d9f2 eddaf6 e5c2ff f0ccff e3a3ff f2dff7 e0b2eb f3e8ff e0b0ff 170b22 32127a 410f70 58427c 6618af 781cce 8a2be2 9932cc a600ff b57edc c488e2 d0a1e8

#EACAF1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EACAF1?

#EACAF1 is a lightest purple — rgb(234, 202, 241) in RGB and hsl(289, 58%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.54.

What is the RGB value of #EACAF1?

#EACAF1 is rgb(234, 202, 241) — red 234, green 202, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EACAF1?

#EACAF1 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EACAF1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EACAF1 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EACAF1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EACAF1 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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