Palettes / Colors / #EAA3FA

#EAA3FA — Light Vivid Purple

#EAA3FA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EAA3FA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EAA3FA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3FAA3; it also sits naturally between #BFA3FA and #FAA3DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 64% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EAA3FA

.text { color: #EAA3FA; }
.background { background-color: #EAA3FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAA3FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 163, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 90%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAA3FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 163, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAA3FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 163, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAA3FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAA3FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3FAA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAA3FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAA3FA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EAA3FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAA3FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAA3F9  ·  #EAA3FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAA3FA?

#EAA3FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 163, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAA3FA?

#EAA3FA is RGB 234, 163, 250 — HSL 289°, 90%, 81% — CMYK 6%, 35%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EAA3FA?

Its complement is #B3FAA3; analogous partners are #BFA3FA and #FAA3DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAA3FA for text?

Black text on #EAA3FA has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.