Palettes / Colors / #EEE4FD
#EEE4FD — Pale Vivid Purple
#EEE4FD 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 #EEE4FD 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.
#EEE4FD 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 #F2FDE3; it also sits naturally between #E3E5FD and #FAE3FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEE4FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 228, 253 |
| HSL | 264°, 86%, 94% |
| HSV | 264°, 10%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 10%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 80.73, 80.76, 104.26 |
| Yxy | 80.76, 0.3038, 0.3039 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.02, 7.91, -10.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.86, 8.03, -11.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 89% · Blue 99%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 10% · 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 #EEE4FD
.text { color: #EEE4FD; }
.background { background-color: #EEE4FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE4FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 228, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 86%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE4FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 228, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE4FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 228, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEE4FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE4FD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F2FDE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEE4FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE4FD
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 #EEE4FD: ·
How #EEE4FD 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 #EEE4FD 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 #EEE4FD?
#EEE4FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 228, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE4FD?
#EEE4FD is RGB 238, 228, 253 — HSL 264°, 86%, 94% — CMYK 6%, 10%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EEE4FD?
Its complement is #F2FDE3; analogous partners are #E3E5FD and #FAE3FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEE4FD for text?
Black text on #EEE4FD has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.