What color is #EEE2FF?

#EEE2FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE2FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #EEE2FF?

The complementary color is #F3FFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE2FF color

#EEE2FF rgb(238, 226, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEE2FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 88.6% green and 100% blue (238, 226, 255).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#EEE2FF color codes

HEX	`#EEE2FF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 226, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 88.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.59, 9.32, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.59, 15.64, 306.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.503, 79.79, 105.748)`
Decimal	`15655679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE2FF, 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 #EEE2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #EEE2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee2ff; }
.text { color: #eee2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 226 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee2ff, #fce2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EEE2FF?: #EEE2FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE2FF?: The RGB value is 238, 226, 255: 238 red, 226 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE2FF?: The complementary color is #F3FFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.