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#EEB0EB Color

#EEB0EB is rgb(238, 176, 235) in RGB, hsl(303, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 1%, 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 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB0EB
HEX#EEB0EB
RGBrgb(238, 176, 235)
HSLhsl(303, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(303, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 1%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.105 328.1)
LABlab(79.15% 30.28 -20.41)
LCHlch(79.15% 36.52 326.02)

What #EEB0EB 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 #EEB0EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.99Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.86Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.92Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.01Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.09Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 10.18

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

#EEB0EB Channel Values

How #EEB0EB 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 176 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 1% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB0EB 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEB0EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEB0EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB0EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEB0EB
Complementary
#AFEEB2
Analogous
#D2AFEE
Analogous
#EEAFCB
Triadic
#EBEEAF
Triadic
#AFEBEE
Split comp.
#CBEEAF
Split comp.
#AFEED2

Tints & Shades of #EEB0EB

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

#F0B7ED
#F3C4F0
#F4CDF2
#F7D9F5
#F9E2F8
#FBEEFB

Shades

#E481DF
#DA52D4
#CA2BC2
#9C2196
#6D1769
#3F0D3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEB0EB.

How #EEB0EB 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#EEB0EB
Protanopia#BDBDEB
Protanomaly#D2B8EB
Deuteranopia#C7C7EA
Deuteranomaly#D8BEEA
Tritanopia#E8B9B9
Tritanomaly#EAB5CF
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEB0EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeb0eb: #EEB0EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB0EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb0eb': '#EEB0EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.690, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_eeb0eb">#EEB0EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEB0EB"

More Pink Colors

#EEB0EB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EEB0EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB0EB?

#EEB0EB is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 176, 235) in RGB and hsl(303, 65%, 81%) 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #EEB0EB?

#EEB0EB is rgb(238, 176, 235) — red 238, green 176, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB0EB?

#EEB0EB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 1%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB0EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB0EB scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB0EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB0EB 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 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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