Palettes / Colors / #EEA8FA
#EEA8FA — Pale Vivid Pink
#EEA8FA is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EEA8FA 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.
#EEA8FA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B5FAA8; it also sits naturally between #C5A8FA and #FAA8DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEA8FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 168, 250 |
| HSL | 291°, 89%, 82% |
| HSV | 291°, 33%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 33%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 66.52, 53.08, 97.18 |
| Yxy | 53.08, 0.3068, 0.2449 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.92, 39.07, -30.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.86, 39.98, -33.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 66% · Blue 98%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEA8FA
.text { color: #EEA8FA; }
.background { background-color: #EEA8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEA8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 168, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEA8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 168, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEA8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 168, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEA8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEA8FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5FAA8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEA8FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEA8FA
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 #EEA8FA: ·
How #EEA8FA 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 #EEA8FA 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 #EEA8FA?
#EEA8FA is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 168, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEA8FA?
#EEA8FA is RGB 238, 168, 250 — HSL 291°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 5%, 33%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EEA8FA?
Its complement is #B5FAA8; analogous partners are #C5A8FA and #FAA8DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEA8FA for text?
Black text on #EEA8FA has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.