What color is #EEE1F1?

#EEE1F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE1F1?

The RGB value is 238, 225, 241: 238 red, 225 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE1F1?

The complementary color is #E4F1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE1F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE1F1 color

#EEE1F1 rgb(238, 225, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEE1F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 88.2% green and 94.5% blue (238, 225, 241).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#EEE1F1 color codes

HEX	`#EEE1F1`
RGB	`rgb(238, 225, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 88.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, 7.24, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 9.52, 319.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.06, 78.379, 94.218)`
Decimal	`15655409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE1F1, 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 #EEE1F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE1F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #EEE1F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee1f1; }
.text { color: #eee1f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee1f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 225 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee1f1, #f1e1ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EEE1F1?: #EEE1F1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE1F1?: The RGB value is 238, 225, 241: 238 red, 225 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE1F1?: The complementary color is #E4F1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE1F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.