What color is #EEE9FB?

#EEE9FB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE9FB?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 251: 238 red, 233 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE9FB?

The complementary color is #F6FBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE9FB color

#EEE9FB rgb(238, 233, 251)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEE9FB is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 98.4% blue (238, 233, 251).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 69% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#EEE9FB color codes

HEX	`#EEE9FB`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 69%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.2, 4.93, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.2, 9.47, 301.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.808, 83.42, 103.04)`
Decimal	`15657467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE9FB, 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 #EEE9FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #EEE9FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9fb; }
.text { color: #eee9fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9fb, #f7e9fb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EEE9FB?: #EEE9FB is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE9FB?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 251: 238 red, 233 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE9FB?: The complementary color is #F6FBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.