#EE8AEA#EE8AEA
#EE8AEA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.169 H 328.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE8AEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 138, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 1.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.08, 51.67, -32.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.08, 61.03, 327.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.16% 0.1445 -0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.16% 0.169 328.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1987, 42.2976, 82.8720) |
| Luminance | 0.4229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 2.01
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.61
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 4.09
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.73
Candy Pink
#FF63E9
ΔE00 6.76
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE8AEA #8AEE8E
analogous
#C08AEE #EE8AEA #EE8AB8
triadic
#EE8AEA #EAEE8A #8AEAEE
tetradic
#EE8AEA #EEC08A #8AEE8E #8AB8EE
square
#EE8AEA #EEC08A #8AEE8E #8AB8EE
split-complementary
#EE8AEA #B8EE8A #8AEEC0
monochromatic
#DD20D6 #E655E0 #EE8AEA #F6BFF4 #FBE4FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#EE8AEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.46
#EE8AEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE8AEA
9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE8AEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE8AEA | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.46 | 9.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A6ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB3E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F493AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee8aea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 138, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.169 328.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5aef1',
500: '#ee8aea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee8aea; $custom-light: #f5aef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee8aea",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 138,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.4,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77165,
"c": 0.16945,
"h": 328.5
},
"luminance": 0.42295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE8AEA
secondary
#D8F3D9
accent
#D7170F
background
#FFFAFE
surface
#FFF5FD
border
#D7CFD5
text
#171116
muted
#858084