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#EEB8FE Color

#EEB8FE is rgb(238, 184, 254) in RGB, hsl(286, 97%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB8FE
HEX#EEB8FE
RGBrgb(238, 184, 254)
HSLhsl(286, 97%, 86%)
HSVhsv(286, 28%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.111 318.4)
LABlab(81.51% 28.92 -27.01)
LCHlch(81.51% 39.57 316.96)

What #EEB8FE 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 #EEB8FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.38Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.85Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.07Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 11.17Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 11.4Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.78

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

#EEB8FE Channel Values

How #EEB8FE 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 184 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 97% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 28% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB8FE 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEB8FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEB8FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB8FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEB8FE
Complementary
#C9FEB9
Analogous
#CBB9FE
Analogous
#FEB9EB
Triadic
#FEEEB9
Triadic
#B9FEEE
Split comp.
#EBFEB9
Split comp.
#B9FECB

Tints & Shades of #EEB8FE

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

#F0C3FE
#F1C8FE
#F4D2FE
#F6DCFE
#F9E6FF
#FAEBFF

Shades

#DF7CFD
#D145FC
#C309FB
#9703C4
#680288
#3E0150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEB8FE.

How #EEB8FE 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#EEB8FE
Protanopia#C3C3FE
Protanomaly#D5BEFE
Deuteranopia#CCCCFD
Deuteranomaly#DAC4FD
Tritanopia#E6C3C3
Tritanomaly#E9BFDD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEB8FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeb8fe: #EEB8FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB8FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb8fe': '#EEB8FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.722, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_eeb8fe">#EEB8FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEB8FE"

More Purple Colors

#EEB8FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEB8FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB8FE?

#EEB8FE is a lightest purple — rgb(238, 184, 254) in RGB and hsl(286, 97%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #EEB8FE?

#EEB8FE is rgb(238, 184, 254) — red 238, green 184, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB8FE?

#EEB8FE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB8FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB8FE scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB8FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB8FE 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 9.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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