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#EEA4FE Color

#EEA4FE is rgb(238, 164, 254) in RGB, hsl(289, 98%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 35%, 0%, 0%) 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 1.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA4FE
HEX#EEA4FE
RGBrgb(238, 164, 254)
HSLhsl(289, 98%, 82%)
HSVhsv(289, 35%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 35%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.145 320.3)
LABlab(77.07% 38.95 -33.76)
LCHlch(77.07% 51.55 319.08)

What #EEA4FE 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 #EEA4FE, 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.

#EEA4FE Channel Values

How #EEA4FE 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 164 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 98% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 35% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA4FE 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEA4FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA4FE; 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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Tints & Shades of #EEA4FE

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 #EEA4FE 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#EEA4FE
Protanopia#B4B4FE
Protanomaly#CEAEFE
Deuteranopia#C1C1FC
Deuteranomaly#D4B6FD
Tritanopia#E4B3B3
Tritanomaly#E8ADD5
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEA4FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea4fe: #EEA4FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA4FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea4fe': '#EEA4FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.643, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_eea4fe">#EEA4FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA4FE"

More Purple Colors

#EEA4FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEA4FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA4FE?

#EEA4FE is a lightest purple — rgb(238, 164, 254) in RGB and hsl(289, 98%, 82%) 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 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #EEA4FE?

#EEA4FE is rgb(238, 164, 254) — red 238, green 164, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA4FE?

#EEA4FE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 35%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA4FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA4FE scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA4FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA4FE 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 15.04, which is visibly different.

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