Palettes / Colors / #EAAFF9

#EAAFF9 — Pale Vivid Purple

#EAAFF9 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 #EAAFF9 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.

#EAAFF9 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 #BDF9AE; it also sits naturally between #C5AEF9 and #F9AEE3. 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 69% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAFF9

.text { color: #EAAFF9; }
.background { background-color: #EAAFF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAFF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 175, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 86%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAFF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 175, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAFF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 175, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAFF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAFF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDF9AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAFF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAFF9

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 #EAAFF9 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 #EAAFF9 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

← #EAAFF8  ·  #EAAFFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAFF9?

#EAAFF9 is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 175, 249). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAFF9?

#EAAFF9 is RGB 234, 175, 249 — HSL 288°, 86%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 30%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EAAFF9?

Its complement is #BDF9AE; analogous partners are #C5AEF9 and #F9AEE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAFF9 for text?

Black text on #EAAFF9 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.