Palettes / Colors / #EEEAF0

#EEEAF0 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EEEAF0 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EEEAF0 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 #ECF0EA; it also sits naturally between #EBEAF0 and #F0EAEF. 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 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEAF0

.text { color: #EEEAF0; }
.background { background-color: #EEEAF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEAF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 234, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 17%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEAF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 234, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEAF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 234, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEAF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEAF0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF0EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEAF0: #000000.

How #EEEAF0 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 #EEEAF0 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

← #EEEAEF  ·  #EEEAF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEAF0?

#EEEAF0 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 234, 240). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEAF0?

#EEEAF0 is RGB 238, 234, 240 — HSL 280°, 17%, 93% — CMYK 1%, 3%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EEEAF0?

Its complement is #ECF0EA; analogous partners are #EBEAF0 and #F0EAEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEAF0 for text?

Black text on #EEEAF0 has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.