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#EEEAFE

#EEEAFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 91.8% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 91% saturation and 96% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

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17.84:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.18:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

17.84:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EEEAFE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EEEAFE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #EEEAFE

What color is #EEEAFE?

#EEEAFE is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 91.8% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 91% saturation and 96% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EEEAFE in RGB?

#EEEAFE is rgb(238, 234, 254): 238 red, 234 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EEEAFE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(6, 8, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EEEAFE?

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 #EEEAFE?

Its complement #EBEFDA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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