Palettes / Colors / #EEB9FE

#EEB9FE — Pale Vivid Purple

#EEB9FE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#EEB9FE 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 #C9FEB9; it also sits naturally between #CBB9FE and #FEB9EB. 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 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEB9FE

.text { color: #EEB9FE; }
.background { background-color: #EEB9FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEB9FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 185, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 97%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEB9FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 185, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEB9FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 185, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEB9FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEB9FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9FEB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEB9FE: #000000.

How #EEB9FE 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 #EEB9FE 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

← #EEB9FD  ·  #EEB9FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEB9FE?

#EEB9FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 185, 254). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEB9FE?

#EEB9FE is RGB 238, 185, 254 — HSL 286°, 97%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EEB9FE?

Its complement is #C9FEB9; analogous partners are #CBB9FE and #FEB9EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEB9FE for text?

Black text on #EEB9FE has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.