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#EAE6FA Color

#EAE6FA is rgb(234, 230, 250) in RGB, hsl(252, 67%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAE6FA
HEX#EAE6FA
RGBrgb(234, 230, 250)
HSLhsl(252, 67%, 94%)
HSVhsv(252, 8%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.027 295)
LABlab(92.06% 4.13 -9.22)
LCHlch(92.06% 10.10 294.12)

What #EAE6FA 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 #EAE6FA, 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 blue in the library.

#EAE6FA Channel Values

How #EAE6FA 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 230 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 67% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 8% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAE6FA 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAE6FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAE6FA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EAE6FA

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 #EAE6FA 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#EAE6FA
Protanopia#E7E7FA
Protanomaly#E8E6FA
Deuteranopia#E7E7FA
Deuteranomaly#E8E7FA
Tritanopia#E7E9E9
Tritanomaly#E8E8F0
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

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Using #EAE6FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eae6fa: #EAE6FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAE6FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eae6fa': '#EAE6FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.902, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_eae6fa">#EAE6FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAE6FA"

More Blue Colors

#EAE6FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAE6FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAE6FA?

#EAE6FA is a lightest blue — rgb(234, 230, 250) in RGB and hsl(252, 67%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.48.

What is the RGB value of #EAE6FA?

#EAE6FA is rgb(234, 230, 250) — red 234, green 230, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAE6FA?

#EAE6FA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAE6FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAE6FA scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAE6FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAE6FA 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 1.48, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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