Palettes / Colors / #EEE6FA

#EEE6FA — Pale Purple

#EEE6FA is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EEE6FA 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 #F2FAE5; it also sits naturally between #E5E7FA and #F8E5FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 90% · Blue 98%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEE6FA

.text { color: #EEE6FA; }
.background { background-color: #EEE6FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE6FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 230, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 67%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE6FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 230, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE6FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 230, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEE6FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE6FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEE6FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2FAE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEE6FA: #000000.

How #EEE6FA 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 #EEE6FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEE6F9  ·  #EEE6FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEE6FA?

#EEE6FA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 230, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE6FA?

#EEE6FA is RGB 238, 230, 250 — HSL 264°, 67%, 94% — CMYK 5%, 8%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EEE6FA?

Its complement is #F2FAE5; analogous partners are #E5E7FA and #F8E5FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEE6FA for text?

Black text on #EEE6FA has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.