What color is #EEE9FD?

#EEE9FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEE9FD?

The RGB value is 238, 233, 253: 238 red, 233 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEE9FD?

The complementary color is #F8FDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEE9FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEE9FD color

#EEE9FD rgb(238, 233, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEE9FD is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.4% green and 99.2% blue (238, 233, 253).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 83% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#EEE9FD color codes

HEX	`#EEE9FD`
RGB	`rgb(238, 233, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.4%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 83%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.25, 5.31, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.25, 10.49, 300.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.125, 83.547, 104.709)`
Decimal	`15657469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEE9FD, 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 #EEE9FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEE9FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	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 #EEE9FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eee9fd; }
.text { color: #eee9fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eee9fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 233 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eee9fd, #f8e9fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EEE9FD?: #EEE9FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEE9FD?: The RGB value is 238, 233, 253: 238 red, 233 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEE9FD?: The complementary color is #F8FDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEE9FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.