What color is #EEC6F9?

#EEC6F9 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEC6F9?

The RGB value is 238, 198, 249: 238 red, 198 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEC6F9?

The complementary color is #D1F9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEC6F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEC6F9 color

#EEC6F9 rgb(238, 198, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEC6F9 is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 77.6% green and 97.6% blue (238, 198, 249).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 81% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#EEC6F9 color codes

HEX	`#EEC6F9`
RGB	`rgb(238, 198, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 77.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 81%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.69, 22.93, -19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.69, 30.27, 319.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.55, 65.406, 98.407)`
Decimal	`15648505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEC6F9, 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 #EEC6F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEC6F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #EEC6F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eec6f9; }
.text { color: #eec6f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eec6f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 198 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eec6f9, #f9c6eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #EEC6F9?: #EEC6F9 is a very light, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEC6F9?: The RGB value is 238, 198, 249: 238 red, 198 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEC6F9?: The complementary color is #D1F9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEC6F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.