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#EEC6FA Color

#EEC6FA is rgb(238, 198, 250) in RGB, hsl(286, 84%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEC6FA
HEX#EEC6FA
RGBrgb(238, 198, 250)
HSLhsl(286, 84%, 88%)
HSVhsv(286, 21%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.082 318.3)
LABlab(84.64% 21.30 -20.17)
LCHlch(84.64% 29.34 316.57)

What #EEC6FA 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 #EEC6FA, 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.

#EEC6FA Channel Values

How #EEC6FA 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 198 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 84% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 21% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEC6FA 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEC6FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEC6FA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EEC6FA

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 #EEC6FA.

How #EEC6FA 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#EEC6FA
Protanopia#CECEFA
Protanomaly#DBCBFA
Deuteranopia#D4D4F9
Deuteranomaly#DFCFF9
Tritanopia#E8CECE
Tritanomaly#EACBE1
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEC6FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eec6fa: #EEC6FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEC6FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eec6fa': '#EEC6FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.776, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_eec6fa">#EEC6FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEC6FA"

More Purple Colors

#EEC6FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEC6FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEC6FA?

#EEC6FA is a lightest purple — rgb(238, 198, 250) in RGB and hsl(286, 84%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.44.

What is the RGB value of #EEC6FA?

#EEC6FA is rgb(238, 198, 250) — red 238, green 198, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEC6FA?

#EEC6FA converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 21%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEC6FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEC6FA scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEC6FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEC6FA 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 14.75, which is visibly different.

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