Palettes / Colors / #EEBEFF
#EEBEFF — Pale Vivid Purple
#EEBEFF 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 #EEBEFF 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.
#EEBEFF 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 #CEFFBD; it also sits naturally between #CCBDFF and #FFBDF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEBEFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 190, 255 |
| HSL | 284°, 100%, 87% |
| HSV | 284°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 25%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 71.72, 62.22, 102.84 |
| Yxy | 62.22, 0.3029, 0.2628 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.03, 28.34, -25.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.88, 28.92, -27.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 25% · 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 #EEBEFF
.text { color: #EEBEFF; }
.background { background-color: #EEBEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 190, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 190, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 190, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEBEFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBEFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEFFBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEBEFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBEFF
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 #EEBEFF: ·
How #EEBEFF 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 #EEBEFF 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 #EEBEFF?
#EEBEFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 190, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBEFF?
#EEBEFF is RGB 238, 190, 255 — HSL 284°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 25%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EEBEFF?
Its complement is #CEFFBD; analogous partners are #CCBDFF and #FFBDF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEBEFF for text?
Black text on #EEBEFF has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.