What color is #EEDAF8?

#EEDAF8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDAF8?

The RGB value is 238, 218, 248: 238 red, 218 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDAF8?

The complementary color is #E4F8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDAF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDAF8 color

#EEDAF8 rgb(238, 218, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEDAF8 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 85.5% green and 97.3% blue (238, 218, 248).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 68% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#EEDAF8 color codes

HEX	`#EEDAF8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 218, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 85.5%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 68%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 12%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.44, 12.18, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.44, 17.17, 315.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.272, 75.098, 99.213)`
Decimal	`15653624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDAF8, 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 #EEDAF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDAF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #EEDAF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedaf8; }
.text { color: #eedaf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedaf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 218 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedaf8, #f8daf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EEDAF8?: #EEDAF8 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDAF8?: The RGB value is 238, 218, 248: 238 red, 218 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDAF8?: The complementary color is #E4F8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDAF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.