What color is #EEE2F7?

#EEE2F7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE2F7?

The RGB value is 238, 226, 247: 238 red, 226 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE2F7?

The complementary color is #EBF7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE2F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE2F7 color

#EEE2F7 rgb(238, 226, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEE2F7 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 88.6% green and 96.9% blue (238, 226, 247).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 57% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#EEE2F7 color codes

HEX	`#EEE2F7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 226, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 88.6%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 57%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 9%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.36, 7.82, -8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.36, 11.71, 311.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.242, 79.286, 99.107)`
Decimal	`15655671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE2F7, 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 #EEE2F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE2F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #EEE2F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee2f7; }
.text { color: #eee2f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee2f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 226 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee2f7, #f7e2f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EEE2F7?: #EEE2F7 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE2F7?: The RGB value is 238, 226, 247: 238 red, 226 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE2F7?: The complementary color is #EBF7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE2F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.