Palettes / Colors / #EAE3F2
#EAE3F2 — Pale Muted Purple
#EAE3F2 is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #EAE3F2 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.
#EAE3F2 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 #EBF2E3; it also sits naturally between #E3E4F2 and #F2E3F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAE3F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 227, 242 |
| HSL | 268°, 37%, 92% |
| HSV | 268°, 6%, 95% |
| CMYK | 3%, 6%, 0%, 5% |
| XYZ | 77.43, 78.84, 95.14 |
| Yxy | 78.84, 0.3080, 0.3136 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.16, 5.06, -6.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.79, 5.09, -6.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 89% · Blue 95%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAE3F2
.text { color: #EAE3F2; }
.background { background-color: #EAE3F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE3F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 227, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 37%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE3F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 227, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE3F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 227, 242, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAE3F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE3F2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAE3F2
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Tones of #EAE3F2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBF2E3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAE3F2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE3F2
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 #EAE3F2: ·
How #EAE3F2 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 #EAE3F2 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 #EAE3F2?
#EAE3F2 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 227, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE3F2?
#EAE3F2 is RGB 234, 227, 242 — HSL 268°, 37%, 92% — CMYK 3%, 6%, 0%, 5%.
What colors go with #EAE3F2?
Its complement is #EBF2E3; analogous partners are #E3E4F2 and #F2E3F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAE3F2 for text?
Black text on #EAE3F2 has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.