Palettes / Colors / #EEBDFE
#EEBDFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#EEBDFE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EEBDFE 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.
#EEBDFE 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 #CEFEBE; it also sits naturally between #CEBEFE and #FEBEEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEBDFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 189, 254 |
| HSL | 285°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 285°, 26%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 26%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.35, 61.73, 101.92 |
| Yxy | 61.73, 0.3036, 0.2627 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.77, 28.68, -25.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.57, 29.26, -27.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 100%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEBDFE
.text { color: #EEBDFE; }
.background { background-color: #EEBDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 189, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 189, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 189, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEBDFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBDFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEFEBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEBDFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBDFE
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 #EEBDFE: ·
How #EEBDFE 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 #EEBDFE 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 #EEBDFE?
#EEBDFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 189, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBDFE?
#EEBDFE is RGB 238, 189, 254 — HSL 285°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 6%, 26%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EEBDFE?
Its complement is #CEFEBE; analogous partners are #CEBEFE and #FEBEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEBDFE for text?
Black text on #EEBDFE has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.