What color is #EEEAF7?

#EEEAF7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EEEAF7?

The RGB value is 238, 234, 247: 238 red, 234 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EEEAF7?

The complementary color is #F3F7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEAF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EEEAF7 color

#EEEAF7 rgb(238, 234, 247)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EEEAF7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 91.8% green and 96.9% blue (238, 234, 247).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 45% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cloud Break (#F6F1FE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.75:1).

#EEEAF7 color codes

HEX	`#EEEAF7`
RGB	`rgb(238, 234, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 91.8%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 45%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.34, 3.68, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.34, 6.86, 302.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.468, 83.738, 99.849)`
Decimal	`15657719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EEEAF7, 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 #EEEAF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEAF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.75:1	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 #EEEAF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeeaf7; }
.text { color: #eeeaf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeeaf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 234 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeeaf7, #f5eaf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EEEAF7?: #EEEAF7 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Cloud Break. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EEEAF7?: The RGB value is 238, 234, 247: 238 red, 234 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EEEAF7?: The complementary color is #F3F7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEAF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.