Palettes / Colors / #EACEFE
#EACEFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#EACEFE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EACEFE 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.
#EACEFE 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 #E1FECD; it also sits naturally between #D1CDFE and #FECDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EACEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 206, 254 |
| HSL | 275°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 275°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 8%, 19%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.89, 68.79, 103.15 |
| Yxy | 68.79, 0.3006, 0.2798 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.40, 18.37, -19.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.94, 18.60, -20.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 81% · Blue 100%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 19% · 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 #EACEFE
.text { color: #EACEFE; }
.background { background-color: #EACEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 206, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 206, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 206, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EACEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EACEFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1FECD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EACEFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACEFE
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 #EACEFE: ·
How #EACEFE 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 #EACEFE 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 #EACEFE?
#EACEFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 206, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EACEFE?
#EACEFE is RGB 234, 206, 254 — HSL 275°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 19%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EACEFE?
Its complement is #E1FECD; analogous partners are #D1CDFE and #FECDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EACEFE for text?
Black text on #EACEFE has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.