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#EEB0EE Color

#EEB0EE is rgb(238, 176, 238) in RGB, hsl(300, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 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 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB0EE
HEX#EEB0EE
RGBrgb(238, 176, 238)
HSLhsl(300, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(300, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.108 326.5)
LABlab(79.23% 30.69 -21.90)
LCHlch(79.23% 37.70 324.49)

What #EEB0EE 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 #EEB0EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.9Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.28Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.66Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.8Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.08Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.89

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

#EEB0EE Channel Values

How #EEB0EE 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 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB0EE 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 text12.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEB0EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEB0EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB0EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEB0EE
Complementary
#AFEEAF
Analogous
#CFAFEE
Analogous
#EEAFCF
Triadic
#EEEEAF
Triadic
#AFEEEE
Split comp.
#CFEEAF
Split comp.
#AFEECF

Tints & Shades of #EEB0EE

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

#F0B7F0
#F3C4F3
#F4CDF4
#F7D9F7
#F9E2F9
#FBEEFB

Shades

#E481E4
#DA52DA
#CA2BCA
#9C219C
#6D176D
#3F0D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEB0EE.

How #EEB0EE 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#EEB0EE
Protanopia#BDBDEE
Protanomaly#D2B8EE
Deuteranopia#C7C7ED
Deuteranomaly#D8BEED
Tritanopia#E7B9B9
Tritanomaly#EAB6D1
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEB0EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeb0ee: #EEB0EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB0EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb0ee': '#EEB0EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.690, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_eeb0ee">#EEB0EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEB0EE"

More Pink Colors

#EEB0EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EEB0EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB0EE?

#EEB0EE is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 176, 238) in RGB and hsl(300, 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 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #EEB0EE?

#EEB0EE is rgb(238, 176, 238) — red 238, green 176, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB0EE?

#EEB0EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB0EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB0EE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB0EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB0EE 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 5.9, 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.