Palettes / Colors / #EEAFFE

#EEAFFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#EEAFFE 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 #EEAFFE 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.

#EEAFFE 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 #BEFEAE; it also sits naturally between #C6AEFE and #FEAEE6. 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 93% · Green 69% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEAFFE

.text { color: #EEAFFE; }
.background { background-color: #EEAFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 175, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 175, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 175, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEAFFE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEFEAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEAFFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAFFE

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 #EEAFFE 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 #EEAFFE 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

← #EEAFFD  ·  #EEAFFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEAFFE?

#EEAFFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 175, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAFFE?

#EEAFFE is RGB 238, 175, 254 — HSL 288°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EEAFFE?

Its complement is #BEFEAE; analogous partners are #C6AEFE and #FEAEE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEAFFE for text?

Black text on #EEAFFE has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.