Palettes / Colors / #EEEAEF
#EEEAEF — Pale Dusty Purple
#EEEAEF is a purple color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EEEAEF 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.
#EEEAEF 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 #ECF0EB; it also sits naturally between #ECEBF0 and #F0EBEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 234, 239 |
| HSL | 288°, 14%, 93% |
| HSV | 288°, 2%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 80.26, 83.25, 93.50 |
| Yxy | 83.25, 0.3123, 0.3239 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.13, 2.23, -1.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.24, 2.25, -1.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 94%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEAEF
.text { color: #EEEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #EEEAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 14%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 234, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECF0EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEAEF
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 #EEEAEF: ·
How #EEEAEF 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 #EEEAEF 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 #EEEAEF?
#EEEAEF is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEAEF?
#EEEAEF is RGB 238, 234, 239 — HSL 288°, 14%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EEEAEF?
Its complement is #ECF0EB; analogous partners are #ECEBF0 and #F0EBEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEAEF for text?
Black text on #EEEAEF has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.