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#EEE7FE Color

#EEE7FE is rgb(238, 231, 254) in RGB, hsl(258, 92%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEE7FE
HEX#EEE7FE
RGBrgb(238, 231, 254)
HSLhsl(258, 92%, 95%)
HSVhsv(258, 9%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94% 0.032 299.7)
LABlab(92.71% 5.57 -10.28)
LCHlch(92.71% 11.69 298.43)

What #EEE7FE 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 #EEE7FE, 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.

#EEE7FE Channel Values

How #EEE7FE 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 231 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 92% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 9% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEE7FE 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEE7FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEE7FE; 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 #EEE7FE

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 #EEE7FE.

How #EEE7FE 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#EEE7FE
Protanopia#E8E8FE
Protanomaly#EBE8FE
Deuteranopia#E9E9FE
Deuteranomaly#EBE8FE
Tritanopia#EBEAEA
Tritanomaly#ECE9F2
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEE7FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eee7fe: #EEE7FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEE7FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eee7fe': '#EEE7FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.906, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_eee7fe">#EEE7FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEE7FE"

More Purple Colors

#EEE7FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEE7FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEE7FE?

#EEE7FE is a lightest purple — rgb(238, 231, 254) in RGB and hsl(258, 92%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #EEE7FE?

#EEE7FE is rgb(238, 231, 254) — red 238, green 231, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEE7FE?

#EEE7FE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEE7FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEE7FE scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEE7FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEE7FE 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 3.01, which is very hard to tell apart.

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