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#EEC9FC Color

#EEC9FC is rgb(238, 201, 252) in RGB, hsl(284, 89%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEC9FC
HEX#EEC9FC
RGBrgb(238, 201, 252)
HSLhsl(284, 89%, 89%)
HSVhsv(284, 20%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.079 316.7)
LABlab(85.40% 20.09 -20.09)
LCHlch(85.40% 28.41 315.01)

What #EEC9FC 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 #EEC9FC, 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.

#EEC9FC Channel Values

How #EEC9FC 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 201 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 89% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 20% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEC9FC 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEC9FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEC9FC; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EEC9FC

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 #EEC9FC.

How #EEC9FC 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#EEC9FC
Protanopia#D0D0FC
Protanomaly#DDCDFC
Deuteranopia#D6D6FB
Deuteranomaly#E0D1FB
Tritanopia#E8D0D0
Tritanomaly#EACDE3
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEC9FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eec9fc: #EEC9FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEC9FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eec9fc': '#EEC9FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.788, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_eec9fc">#EEC9FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEC9FC"

More Purple Colors

#EEC9FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEC9FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEC9FC?

#EEC9FC is a lightest purple — rgb(238, 201, 252) in RGB and hsl(284, 89%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.21.

What is the RGB value of #EEC9FC?

#EEC9FC is rgb(238, 201, 252) — red 238, green 201, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEC9FC?

#EEC9FC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEC9FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEC9FC scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEC9FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEC9FC 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.4, which is visibly different.

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