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#EEB9ED Color

#EEB9ED is rgb(238, 185, 237) in RGB, hsl(301, 61%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB9ED
HEX#EEB9ED
RGBrgb(238, 185, 237)
HSLhsl(301, 61%, 83%)
HSVhsv(301, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.091 326.9)
LABlab(81.26% 26.02 -18.32)
LCHlch(81.26% 31.83 324.85)

What #EEB9ED 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 #EEB9ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.15Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 7.97Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.81Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 10.4Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.46Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.94

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

#EEB9ED Channel Values

How #EEB9ED 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 185 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 61% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB9ED 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEB9ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEB9ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB9ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEB9ED
Complementary
#B9EEBA
Analogous
#D5B9EE
Analogous
#EEB9D3
Triadic
#EDEEB9
Triadic
#B9EDEE
Split comp.
#D3EEB9
Split comp.
#B9EED5

Tints & Shades of #EEB9ED

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

#F0C1EF
#F2CAF1
#F4D2F3
#F7DEF7
#F9E6F9
#FBEFFB

Shades

#E38CE2
#D75BD5
#C931C7
#9C269A
#6F1B6D
#3E0F3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEB9ED.

How #EEB9ED 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#EEB9ED
Protanopia#C3C3ED
Protanomaly#D6BFED
Deuteranopia#CDCDEC
Deuteranomaly#DBC5EC
Tritanopia#E8C1C1
Tritanomaly#EBBED4
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEB9ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeb9ed: #EEB9ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB9ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb9ed': '#EEB9ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.725, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_eeb9ed">#EEB9ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEB9ED"

More Pink Colors

#EEB9ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EEB9ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB9ED?

#EEB9ED is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 185, 237) in RGB and hsl(301, 61%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #EEB9ED?

#EEB9ED is rgb(238, 185, 237) — red 238, green 185, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB9ED?

#EEB9ED converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB9ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB9ED scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB9ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB9ED 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 9.81, 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.