What color is #EED8FF?

#EED8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EED8FF?

The RGB value is 238, 216, 255: 238 red, 216 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EED8FF?

The complementary color is #E9FFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EED8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EED8FF color

#EED8FF rgb(238, 216, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EED8FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 84.7% green and 100% blue (238, 216, 255).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#EED8FF color codes

HEX	`#EED8FF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 216, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 84.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.16, 14.56, -16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.16, 21.78, 311.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.863, 74.509, 104.868)`
Decimal	`15653119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EED8FF, 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 #EED8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EED8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #EED8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eed8ff; }
.text { color: #eed8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eed8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 216 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eed8ff, #ffd8fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #EED8FF?: #EED8FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EED8FF?: The RGB value is 238, 216, 255: 238 red, 216 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EED8FF?: The complementary color is #E9FFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EED8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.