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#EEB3FF Color

#EEB3FF is rgb(238, 179, 255) in RGB, hsl(287, 100%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB3FF
HEX#EEB3FF
RGBrgb(238, 179, 255)
HSLhsl(287, 100%, 85%)
HSVhsv(287, 30%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.121 318.5)
LABlab(80.40% 31.58 -29.21)
LCHlch(80.40% 43.01 317.23)

What #EEB3FF 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 #EEB3FF, 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.

#EEB3FF Channel Values

How #EEB3FF 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 179 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 100% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 30% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB3FF 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEB3FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEB3FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB3FF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EEB3FF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEB3FF.

How #EEB3FF 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#EEB3FF
Protanopia#BFBFFF
Protanomaly#D3BAFF
Deuteranopia#C9C9FE
Deuteranomaly#D9C1FE
Tritanopia#E5BFBF
Tritanomaly#E9BADB
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEB3FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeb3ff: #EEB3FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB3FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb3ff': '#EEB3FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.702, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_eeb3ff">#EEB3FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEB3FF"

More Purple Colors

#EEB3FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEB3FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB3FF?

#EEB3FF is a lightest purple — rgb(238, 179, 255) in RGB and hsl(287, 100%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.98.

What is the RGB value of #EEB3FF?

#EEB3FF is rgb(238, 179, 255) — red 238, green 179, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB3FF?

#EEB3FF converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB3FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB3FF scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB3FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB3FF 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 10.29, which is visibly different.

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