Skip to content

#EEA5E7 Color

#EEA5E7 is rgb(238, 165, 231) in RGB, hsl(306, 68%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA5E7
HEX#EEA5E7
RGBrgb(238, 165, 231)
HSLhsl(306, 68%, 79%)
HSVhsv(306, 31%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.121 330)
LABlab(76.58% 35.27 -22.11)
LCHlch(76.58% 41.63 327.92)

What #EEA5E7 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 #EEA5E7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.67Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 5.89Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 6.96Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.06Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.94Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.71

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

#EEA5E7 Channel Values

How #EEA5E7 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 165 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 68% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 31% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA5E7 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEA5E7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEA5E7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA5E7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEA5E7
Complementary
#A5EEAC
Analogous
#D1A5EE
Analogous
#EEA5C2
Triadic
#E7EEA5
Triadic
#A5E7EE
Split comp.
#C2EEA5
Split comp.
#A5EED1

Tints & Shades of #EEA5E7

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

#F0B2EA
#F2BAEC
#F4C7F0
#F7D4F3
#F9E1F7
#FBEAF9

Shades

#E576DA
#DD4BCE
#C926B9
#9A1D8E
#6B1462
#400C3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEA5E7.

How #EEA5E7 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#EEA5E7
Protanopia#B4B4E7
Protanomaly#CEAEE7
Deuteranopia#C1C1E5
Deuteranomaly#D5B7E6
Tritanopia#E7AFAF
Tritanomaly#EAABC8
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEA5E7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea5e7: #EEA5E7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA5E7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea5e7': '#EEA5E7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.647, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_eea5e7">#EEA5E7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA5E7"

More Pink Colors

#EEA5E7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EEA5E7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA5E7?

#EEA5E7 is a light pink — rgb(238, 165, 231) in RGB and hsl(306, 68%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #EEA5E7?

#EEA5E7 is rgb(238, 165, 231) — red 238, green 165, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA5E7?

#EEA5E7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA5E7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA5E7 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA5E7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA5E7 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 5.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #EEA5E7 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.