#EECBF6 Color

#EECBF6 is rgb(238, 203, 246) in RGB, hsl(289, 70%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EECBF6

HEX#EECBF6

RGBrgb(238, 203, 246)

HSLhsl(289, 70%, 88%)

HSVhsv(289, 17%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 4%)

OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.069 320)

LABlab(85.72% 18.24 -16.45)

LCHlch(85.72% 24.56 317.95)

What #EECBF6 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 #EECBF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 7.56 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.85 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 10.93 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.25 Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 11.81 Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 12.48

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#EECBF6 Channel Values

How #EECBF6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 238 · G 203 · B 246	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 289° · S 70% · L 88%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 289° · S 17% · V 96%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 3% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 4%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.45:1 vs white · 14.51:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EECBF6 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EECBF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EECBF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EECBF6

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 #EECBF6.

How #EECBF6 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#EECBF6

Protanopia#D2D2F6

Protanomaly#DDCFF6

Deuteranopia#D7D7F5

Deuteranomaly#E1D3F5

Tritanopia#E9D1D1

Tritanomaly#EBCFE1

Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #EECBF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eecbf6: #EECBF6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EECBF6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eecbf6': '#EECBF6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.796, blue: 0.965)

Android XML<color name="color_eecbf6">#EECBF6</color>

SVG fillfill="#EECBF6"

More Purple Colors

#EECBF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#EECBF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EECBF6?

#EECBF6 is a lightest purple — rgb(238, 203, 246) in RGB and hsl(289, 70%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.56.

What is the RGB value of #EECBF6?

#EECBF6 is rgb(238, 203, 246) — red 238, green 203, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EECBF6?

#EECBF6 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EECBF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EECBF6 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EECBF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EECBF6 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 10.93, which is visibly different.

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