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#EEA3FA Color

#EEA3FA is rgb(238, 163, 250) in RGB, hsl(292, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Brilliant Lavender (#F1A7FE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA3FA
HEX#EEA3FA
RGBrgb(238, 163, 250)
HSLhsl(292, 90%, 81%)
HSVhsv(292, 35%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.143 321.8)
LABlab(76.72% 38.88 -32.14)
LCHlch(76.72% 50.45 320.42)

What #EEA3FA 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 #EEA3FA, 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 pink in the library.

#EEA3FA Channel Values

How #EEA3FA 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 238 · G 163 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 90% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 35% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA3FA 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEA3FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA3FA; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EEA3FA

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 #EEA3FA.

How #EEA3FA 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#EEA3FA
Protanopia#B3B3FA
Protanomaly#CDADFA
Deuteranopia#C0C0F8
Deuteranomaly#D4B5F9
Tritanopia#E5B1B1
Tritanomaly#E8ACD2
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEA3FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea3fa: #EEA3FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA3FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea3fa': '#EEA3FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.639, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_eea3fa">#EEA3FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA3FA"

More Pink Colors

#EEA3FA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEA3FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA3FA?

#EEA3FA is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 163, 250) in RGB and hsl(292, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Brilliant Lavender (#F1A7FE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.4.

What is the RGB value of #EEA3FA?

#EEA3FA is rgb(238, 163, 250) — red 238, green 163, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA3FA?

#EEA3FA converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA3FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA3FA scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA3FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA3FA 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 13.65, which is visibly different.

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