Palettes / Colors / #EEE4FE
#EEE4FE — Pale Vivid Purple
#EEE4FE 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 #EEE4FE 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.
#EEE4FE 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 #F5FEE6; it also sits naturally between #E6E9FE and #FBE6FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEE4FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 228, 254 |
| HSL | 263°, 93%, 95% |
| HSV | 263°, 10%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 10%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 80.89, 80.82, 105.10 |
| Yxy | 80.82, 0.3032, 0.3029 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.05, 8.10, -11.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.90, 8.22, -11.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 89% · Blue 100%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 10% · 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 #EEE4FE
.text { color: #EEE4FE; }
.background { background-color: #EEE4FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE4FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 228, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 93%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE4FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 228, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE4FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 228, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEE4FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE4FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F5FEE6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEE4FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE4FE
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 #EEE4FE: ·
How #EEE4FE 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 #EEE4FE 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 #EEE4FE?
#EEE4FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 228, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE4FE?
#EEE4FE is RGB 238, 228, 254 — HSL 263°, 93%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 10%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EEE4FE?
Its complement is #F5FEE6; analogous partners are #E6E9FE and #FBE6FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEE4FE for text?
Black text on #EEE4FE has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.