What color is #EEC0FF?

#EEC0FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEC0FF?

The RGB value is 238, 192, 255: 238 red, 192 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEC0FF?

The complementary color is #D1FFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEC0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEC0FF color

#EEC0FF rgb(238, 192, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEC0FF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 75.3% green and 100% blue (238, 192, 255).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#EEC0FF color codes

HEX	`#EEC0FF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 192, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 75.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, 27.27, -24.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 36.84, 317.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.157, 63.098, 102.966)`
Decimal	`15646975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEC0FF, 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 #EEC0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEC0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #EEC0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eec0ff; }
.text { color: #eec0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eec0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 192 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eec0ff, #ffc0f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEC0FF?: #EEC0FF is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEC0FF?: The RGB value is 238, 192, 255: 238 red, 192 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEC0FF?: The complementary color is #D1FFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEC0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.