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#EADEF2 Color

#EADEF2 is rgb(234, 222, 242) in RGB, hsl(276, 43%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EADEF2
HEX#EADEF2
RGBrgb(234, 222, 242)
HSLhsl(276, 43%, 91%)
HSVhsv(276, 8%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(91.6% 0.03 312.1)
LABlab(89.88% 6.90 -8.24)
LCHlch(89.88% 10.75 309.94)

What #EADEF2 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 #EADEF2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EADEF2 Channel Values

How #EADEF2 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 222 · B 2428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 43% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 8% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EADEF2 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EADEF2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EADEF2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EADEF2

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

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How #EADEF2 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#EADEF2
Protanopia#E0E0F2
Protanomaly#E4DFF2
Deuteranopia#E2E2F2
Deuteranomaly#E5E0F2
Tritanopia#E7E1E1
Tritanomaly#E8E0E8
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EADEF2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eadef2: #EADEF2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EADEF2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eadef2': '#EADEF2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.871, blue: 0.949)
Android XML<color name="color_eadef2">#EADEF2</color>
SVG fillfill="#EADEF2"

More Purple Colors

#EADEF2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EADEF2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EADEF2?

#EADEF2 is a lightest purple — rgb(234, 222, 242) in RGB and hsl(276, 43%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.76.

What is the RGB value of #EADEF2?

#EADEF2 is rgb(234, 222, 242) — red 234, green 222, and blue 242 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EADEF2?

#EADEF2 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EADEF2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EADEF2 scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EADEF2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EADEF2 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 4.76, which is very hard to tell apart.

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