What color is #EACEF9?

#EACEF9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EACEF9?

The RGB value is 234, 206, 249: 234 red, 206 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EACEF9?

The complementary color is #DDF9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EACEF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EACEF9 color

#EACEF9 rgb(234, 206, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EACEF9 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 80.8% green and 97.6% blue (234, 206, 249).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#EACEF9 color codes

HEX	`#EACEF9`
RGB	`rgb(234, 206, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 80.8%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.24, 17.4, -17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.24, 24.64, 314.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.099, 68.475, 98.97)`
Decimal	`15388409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EACEF9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EACEF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EACEF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EACEF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eacef9; }
.text { color: #eacef9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eacef9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 206 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eacef9, #f9cef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EACEF9?: #EACEF9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EACEF9?: The RGB value is 234, 206, 249: 234 red, 206 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EACEF9?: The complementary color is #DDF9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EACEF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.