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#EAE4FB Color

#EAE4FB is rgb(234, 228, 251) in RGB, hsl(256, 74%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAE4FB
HEX#EAE4FB
RGBrgb(234, 228, 251)
HSLhsl(256, 74%, 94%)
HSVhsv(256, 9%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.031 297.7)
LABlab(91.58% 5.24 -10.44)
LCHlch(91.58% 11.68 296.67)

What #EAE4FB 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 #EAE4FB, 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.

#EAE4FB Channel Values

How #EAE4FB 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 228 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 74% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 9% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAE4FB 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAE4FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAE4FB; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EAE4FB

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.

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Shades

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How #EAE4FB 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#EAE4FB
Protanopia#E5E5FB
Protanomaly#E7E5FB
Deuteranopia#E6E6FB
Deuteranomaly#E8E5FB
Tritanopia#E7E7E7
Tritanomaly#E8E6EF
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAE4FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eae4fb: #EAE4FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAE4FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eae4fb': '#EAE4FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.894, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_eae4fb">#EAE4FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAE4FB"

More Purple Colors

#EAE4FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAE4FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAE4FB?

#EAE4FB is a lightest purple — rgb(234, 228, 251) in RGB and hsl(256, 74%, 94%) 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 2.57.

What is the RGB value of #EAE4FB?

#EAE4FB is rgb(234, 228, 251) — red 234, green 228, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAE4FB?

#EAE4FB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAE4FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAE4FB scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAE4FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAE4FB 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 2.57, which is very hard to tell apart.

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