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#EEC0FC — Pale Vivid Purple

#EEC0FC 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 #EEC0FC 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.

#EEC0FC 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.

#EEC0FC · RGB 238, 192, 252

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Color values

HEX#EEC0FC
RGB238, 192, 252
HSL286°, 91%, 87%
HSV286°, 24%, 99%
CMYK6%, 24%, 0%, 1%
XYZ71.68, 62.90, 100.46
Yxy62.90, 0.3050, 0.2676
CIE-Lab83.39, 26.70, -23.34
Hunter Lab79.31, 27.19, -24.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEC0FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEC0FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEC0FC

.text { color: #EEC0FC; }
.background { background-color: #EEC0FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC0FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 192, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC0FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 192, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC0FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 192, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC0FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC0FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEC0FC

#E399FA#D86DF8#CD46F6#C31FF4#AE0BE0#8C08B4#6E078D#500566#2D033A#0F0113

Tints of #EEC0FC

#EFC5FC#F1C9FC#F2CEFD#F3D3FD#F5D8FD#F5D8FD#F6DDFD#F7E2FE#F8E7FE#FAECFE

Tones of #EEC0FC

#ECC4F8#E9C8F3#E7CDEF#E5D1EB#E2D5E6#E0DAE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEFCC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEC0FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC0FC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEC0FC: ·

How #EEC0FC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DADAEDDeuteranopia · #DDE0EATritanopia · #ECE2E0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEC0FC rather than the exact color:

Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #ECC5FB · #FAF4B7
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Palette 3b0270
#3B0270 · #6F00FF · #E9B3FB · #FFF1F1
Gentle Ember
#E6BCF1 · #9A1FB7 · #84219B · #330B3D
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ECC5FB#E4C7F6#EECCF5#E9B3FB#E6BCF1#E5B8F4#F3CCF5#EDBFED#F2C4EE#F1B6F1#EEC8EF#EFB1FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEC0FB  ·  #EEC0FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC0FC?

#EEC0FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 192, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC0FC?

#EEC0FC is RGB 238, 192, 252 — HSL 286°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 6%, 24%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EEC0FC?

Its complement is #CEFCC0; analogous partners are #D0C0FC and #FCC0EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC0FC for text?

Black text on #EEC0FC has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.