Palettes / Colors / #EEBEFC
#EEBEFC — Pale Vivid Purple
#EEBEFC 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 #EEBEFC 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.
#EEBEFC 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 #CEFCC0; it also sits naturally between #D0C0FC and #FCC0EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEBEFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 190, 252 |
| HSL | 286°, 91%, 87% |
| HSV | 286°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 25%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 71.24, 62.03, 100.31 |
| Yxy | 62.03, 0.3050, 0.2656 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.93, 27.77, -24.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.76, 28.28, -25.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEBEFC
.text { color: #EEBEFC; }
.background { background-color: #EEBEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 190, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 190, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 190, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEBEFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBEFC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEFCC0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEBEFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBEFC
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 #EEBEFC: ·
How #EEBEFC 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 #EEBEFC 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 #EEBEFC?
#EEBEFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 190, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBEFC?
#EEBEFC is RGB 238, 190, 252 — HSL 286°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 6%, 25%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EEBEFC?
Its complement is #CEFCC0; analogous partners are #D0C0FC and #FCC0EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEBEFC for text?
Black text on #EEBEFC has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.