Palettes / Colors / #EEBDFA
#EEBDFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#EEBDFA 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 #EEBDFA 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.
#EEBDFA 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 #C9FABD; it also sits naturally between #CFBDFA and #FABDE8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEBDFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 189, 250 |
| HSL | 288°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 288°, 24%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 24%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 70.71, 61.47, 98.58 |
| Yxy | 61.47, 0.3064, 0.2664 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.63, 27.92, -23.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.41, 28.41, -24.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 98%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 24% · 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 #EEBDFA
.text { color: #EEBDFA; }
.background { background-color: #EEBDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 189, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 189, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 189, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEBDFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBDFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9FABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEBDFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBDFA
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 #EEBDFA: ·
How #EEBDFA 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 #EEBDFA 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 #EEBDFA?
#EEBDFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 189, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBDFA?
#EEBDFA is RGB 238, 189, 250 — HSL 288°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 24%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EEBDFA?
Its complement is #C9FABD; analogous partners are #CFBDFA and #FABDE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEBDFA for text?
Black text on #EEBDFA has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.