What color is #EEE5F8?

#EEE5F8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE5F8?

The RGB value is 238, 229, 248: 238 red, 229 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE5F8?

The complementary color is #EFF8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE5F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE5F8 color

#EEE5F8 rgb(238, 229, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEE5F8 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 89.8% green and 97.3% blue (238, 229, 248).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 58% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#EEE5F8 color codes

HEX	`#EEE5F8`
RGB	`rgb(238, 229, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 89.8%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 58%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.13, 6.44, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.13, 10.35, 308.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.22, 80.993, 100.196)`
Decimal	`15656440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE5F8, 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 #EEE5F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE5F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #EEE5F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee5f8; }
.text { color: #eee5f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee5f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 229 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee5f8, #f8e5f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEE5F8?: #EEE5F8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE5F8?: The RGB value is 238, 229, 248: 238 red, 229 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE5F8?: The complementary color is #EFF8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE5F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.