What color is #EEBAEE?

#EEBAEE is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEBAEE?

The RGB value is 238, 186, 238: 238 red, 186 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEBAEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EEBAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEBAEE color

#EEBAEE rgb(238, 186, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEBAEE is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 72.9% green and 93.3% blue (238, 186, 238).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 60% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#EEBAEE color codes

HEX	`#EEBAEE`
RGB	`rgb(238, 186, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 72.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 60%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 22%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.55, 27.27, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.55, 33.03, 325.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.25, 59.47, 88.756)`
Decimal	`15645422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEBAEE, 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 #EEBAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEBAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #EEBAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eebaee; }
.text { color: #eebaee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eebaee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 186 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eebaee, #eebad4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #EEBAEE?: #EEBAEE is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEBAEE?: The RGB value is 238, 186, 238: 238 red, 186 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEBAEE?: The complementary color is #BAEEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEBAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.