Palettes / Colors / #EEECF0

#EEECF0 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EEECF0 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EEECF0 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.

#EEECF0 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 #EDEFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBEBEF and #EFEBEF. 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 93% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEECF0

.text { color: #EEECF0; }
.background { background-color: #EEECF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEECF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 236, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 12%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEECF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 236, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEECF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 236, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEECF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEECF0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEECF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEECF0

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:

How #EEECF0 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 #EEECF0 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

← #EEECEF  ·  #EEECF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEECF0?

#EEECF0 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 238, 236, 240). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEECF0?

#EEECF0 is RGB 238, 236, 240 — HSL 270°, 12%, 93% — CMYK 1%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EEECF0?

Its complement is #EDEFEB; analogous partners are #EBEBEF and #EFEBEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEECF0 for text?

Black text on #EEECF0 has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.