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#EED3EE Color

#EED3EE is rgb(238, 211, 238) in RGB, hsl(300, 44%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EED3EE
HEX#EED3EE
RGBrgb(238, 211, 238)
HSLhsl(300, 44%, 88%)
HSVhsv(300, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.047 326)
LABlab(87.44% 13.16 -9.69)
LCHlch(87.44% 16.34 323.62)

What #EED3EE 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 #EED3EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 5.36Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.44Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.04Mimi Pink#FFDAE9ΔE 8.19Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 8.35Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 8.64

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

#EED3EE Channel Values

How #EED3EE 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 211 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 44% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EED3EE 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EED3EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EED3EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EED3EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EED3EE
Complementary
#D3EED3
Analogous
#E0D3EE
Analogous
#EED3E0
Triadic
#EEEED3
Triadic
#D3EEEE
Split comp.
#E0EED3
Split comp.
#D3EEE0

Tints & Shades of #EED3EE

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

#EFD7EF
#F2DEF2
#F4E2F4
#F6E9F6
#F8EDF8
#FBF4FB

Shades

#DDA7DD
#CC7BCC
#BA4FBA
#933993
#672867
#3B173B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EED3EE.

How #EED3EE 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#EED3EE
Protanopia#D8D8EE
Protanomaly#E1D6EE
Deuteranopia#DCDCED
Deuteranomaly#E4D9EE
Tritanopia#EBD7D7
Tritanomaly#ECD5E0
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EED3EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eed3ee: #EED3EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EED3EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eed3ee': '#EED3EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.827, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_eed3ee">#EED3EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EED3EE"

More Pink Colors

#EED3EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EED3EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EED3EE?

#EED3EE is a lightest pink — rgb(238, 211, 238) in RGB and hsl(300, 44%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #EED3EE?

#EED3EE is rgb(238, 211, 238) — red 238, green 211, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EED3EE?

#EED3EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EED3EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EED3EE scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EED3EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EED3EE 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 7.44, 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.