Close to Lavender
#EEE5FA
#EEE5FA is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 89.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EEE5FA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.22:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.22:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.22:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.22:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EEE5FA as they’d see it.
#EEE5FA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EEE5FA
What color is #EEE5FA?
#EEE5FA is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 89.8% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EEE5FA in RGB?
#EEE5FA is rgb(238, 229, 250): 238 red, 229 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EEE5FA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(5, 8, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EEE5FA?
PANTONE 2656 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EEE5FA?
Its complement #E3ECD7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.