What color is #EEDEF8?

#EEDEF8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEDEF8?

The RGB value is 238, 222, 248: 238 red, 222 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEDEF8?

The complementary color is #E8F8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEDEF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEDEF8 color

#EEDEF8 rgb(238, 222, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEDEF8 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 87.1% green and 97.3% blue (238, 222, 248).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 65% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#EEDEF8 color codes

HEX	`#EEDEF8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 222, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 87.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 65%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.41, 10.09, -10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.41, 14.67, 313.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.322, 77.197, 99.563)`
Decimal	`15654648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEDEF8, 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 #EEDEF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEDEF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	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 #EEDEF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eedef8; }
.text { color: #eedef8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eedef8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 222 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eedef8, #f8def5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EEDEF8?: #EEDEF8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEDEF8?: The RGB value is 238, 222, 248: 238 red, 222 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEDEF8?: The complementary color is #E8F8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEDEF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.