Palettes / Colors / #EAACFF
#EAACFF — Pale Vivid Purple
#EAACFF is a purple color we call Pale 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 #EAACFF 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.
#EAACFF 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 #C2FFAD; it also sits naturally between #C2ADFF and #FFADEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAACFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 172, 255 |
| HSL | 285°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 285°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 8%, 33%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 66.73, 54.22, 101.56 |
| Yxy | 54.22, 0.2999, 0.2437 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.59, 36.69, -32.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.63, 37.44, -35.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 100%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAACFF
.text { color: #EAACFF; }
.background { background-color: #EAACFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAACFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 172, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAACFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 172, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAACFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 172, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAACFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAACFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2FFAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAACFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAACFF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EAACFF: ·
How #EAACFF 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 #EAACFF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EAACFF?
#EAACFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 172, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAACFF?
#EAACFF is RGB 234, 172, 255 — HSL 285°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 33%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EAACFF?
Its complement is #C2FFAD; analogous partners are #C2ADFF and #FFADEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAACFF for text?
Black text on #EAACFF has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.