Palettes / Colors / #EEBBFC

#EEBBFC — Pale Vivid Purple

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #EEBBFC 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.

#EEBBFC 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 #C9FCBA; it also sits naturally between #CDBAFC and #FCBAEA. 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 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEBBFC

.text { color: #EEBBFC; }
.background { background-color: #EEBBFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBBFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 187, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBBFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 187, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBBFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 187, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEBBFC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9FCBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEBBFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBBFC

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 #EEBBFC 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 #EEBBFC 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

← #EEBBFB  ·  #EEBBFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBBFC?

#EEBBFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 187, 252). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBBFC?

#EEBBFC is RGB 238, 187, 252 — HSL 287°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 26%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EEBBFC?

Its complement is #C9FCBA; analogous partners are #CDBAFC and #FCBAEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBBFC for text?

Black text on #EEBBFC has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.