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#EEAAE7 Color

#EEAAE7 is rgb(238, 170, 231) in RGB, hsl(306, 67%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 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 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEAAE7
HEX#EEAAE7
RGBrgb(238, 170, 231)
HSLhsl(306, 67%, 80%)
HSVhsv(306, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.112 330.1)
LABlab(77.69% 32.76 -20.45)
LCHlch(77.69% 38.62 328.03)

What #EEAAE7 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 #EEAAE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.03Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 6.26Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.3Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 8.74Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 8.99Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.94

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

#EEAAE7 Channel Values

How #EEAAE7 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 170 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 67% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEAAE7 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEAAE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEAAE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEAAE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEAAE7
Complementary
#AAEEB1
Analogous
#D3AAEE
Analogous
#EEAAC5
Triadic
#E7EEAA
Triadic
#AAE7EE
Split comp.
#C5EEAA
Split comp.
#AAEED3

Tints & Shades of #EEAAE7

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

#F1B7EB
#F2BFED
#F5CCF1
#F7D4F3
#F9E1F7
#FBEAF9

Shades

#E57BDA
#DC4CCD
#C828B8
#9E1F91
#6F1666
#400D3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEAAE7.

How #EEAAE7 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#EEAAE7
Protanopia#B8B8E7
Protanomaly#D0B3E7
Deuteranopia#C4C4E5
Deuteranomaly#D6BAE6
Tritanopia#E8B3B3
Tritanomaly#EAB0CA
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEAAE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeaae7: #EEAAE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEAAE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeaae7': '#EEAAE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.667, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_eeaae7">#EEAAE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEAAE7"

More Pink Colors

#EEAAE7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EEAAE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEAAE7?

#EEAAE7 is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 170, 231) in RGB and hsl(306, 67%, 80%) 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 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #EEAAE7?

#EEAAE7 is rgb(238, 170, 231) — red 238, green 170, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEAAE7?

#EEAAE7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEAAE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEAAE7 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEAAE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEAAE7 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 5.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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