What color is #EEE8FB?

#EEE8FB 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 #EEE8FB?

The RGB value is 238, 232, 251: 238 red, 232 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE8FB?

The complementary color is #F5FBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE8FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE8FB color

#EEE8FB rgb(238, 232, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEE8FB is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91% green and 98.4% blue (238, 232, 251).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 70% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#EEE8FB color codes

HEX	`#EEE8FB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 232, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 70%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.95, 5.45, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.95, 10.06, 302.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.526, 82.855, 102.946)`
Decimal	`15657211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE8FB, 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 #EEE8FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE8FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #EEE8FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee8fb; }
.text { color: #eee8fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee8fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 232 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee8fb, #f8e8fb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEE8FB?: #EEE8FB 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 #EEE8FB?: The RGB value is 238, 232, 251: 238 red, 232 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE8FB?: The complementary color is #F5FBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE8FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.