#eee6fa Color Information

#eee6fa Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #eee6fa. In RGB, it consists of 93.3% Red, 90.2% Green, and 98.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 4.8% Cyan, 8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 264.0°, with saturation of 66.7% and lightness of 94.1%. The decimal value for #eee6fa is 15656698, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffffff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #eee6fa is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#eee6fa Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color238, 230, 250 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color93.3%, 90.2%, 98.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.067, 0.098, 0.020 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.048, 0.08, 0, 0.02 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color264.0°, 66.7%, 94.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color264.0°, 8.0%, 98.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color80.812, 81.673, 101.948 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color238, 230, 250 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15656698 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color92.430, 6.305, -8.711 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)92.430, 10.754, 305.897 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color92.430, 3.265, -14.750 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color90.373, 1.463, -3.622 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.306, 0.309, 81.673 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293846778 / 0xffeee6fa Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffffff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #eee6fa

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #eee6fa, its pure hue is 264.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, and its lightness is 94.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #eee6fa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e1d1f to #d0c9db.

Tints of #eee6fa

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #eee6fa, its pure hue is 264.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, and its lightness is 94.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #eee6fa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f0e9fb to #fdfcfe.

Tones of #eee6fa

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #eee6fa, its pure hue is 264.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #eee6fa, which range from #f0f0f0 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ede1ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #eee6fa

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #eee6fa! For #eee6fa, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #eee6fa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #eee6fa

This color, #eee6fa, consists of 93.3% Red, 90.2% Green, and 98.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 238, Green = 230, Blue = 250. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #eee6fa is 4.8% Cyan, 8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R93.3%
C4.8%
G90.2%
M8.0%
B98.0%
Y0.0%
K2.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 238 230 250
Octal 356 346 372
Hexa #ee #e6 #fa
Binary 11101110 11100110 11111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 4 7 0 1
Octal 4 7 0 1
Hexa #04 #07 #00 #01
Binary 00000100 00000111 00000000 00000001

Analogous Colors of #eee6fa

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #eee6fa — which has hue 264.0° — its analogous colors are located at 234.0° and 294.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eee6fa.

Triadic Colors of #eee6fa

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #eee6fa — which has hue 264.0° — its triadic colors are located at 24.0° and 264.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eee6fa.

Complementary Color of #eee6fa

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #eee6fa — which has hue 264.0° — its complementary color is located at 84.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eee6fa.

Split Complementary Colors of #eee6fa

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #eee6fa — which has hue 264.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 54.0° and 264.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eee6fa.

Tetradic Colors of #eee6fa

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #eee6fa — which has hue 264.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 174.0°, 264.0°, 354.0°, and 84.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #eee6fa.

Monochromatic Colors of #eee6fa

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #eee6fa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #e6ddf4 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f6f1fe (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #eee6fa

We want to make getting started with #eee6fa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #eee6fa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #eee6fa can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #eee6fa with other HTML elements.

#eee6fa Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #eee6fa.
<span style="color: #eee6fa;">The color of this text is #eee6fa.</span>

#eee6fa Background Color

The background color for this text is #eee6fa.
<div style="background-color: #eee6fa; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #eee6fa.</div>

#eee6fa Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #eee6fa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #eee6fa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #eee6fa.</span>

#eee6fa Border Color

This is a div with border color #eee6fa.
<div style="border: #eee6fa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #eee6fa.</div>

#eee6fa Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #eee6fa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #eee6fa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #eee6fa on a white background.</div></div>

#eee6fa Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #eee6fa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #eee6fa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #eee6fa on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #eee6fa to White

This is a gradient from #eee6fa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#eee6fa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#eee6fa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#eee6fa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#eee6fa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #eee6fa to white.</div>

Gradient from #eee6fa to Black

This is a gradient from #eee6fa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#eee6fa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#eee6fa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#eee6fa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#eee6fa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #eee6fa to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #eee6fa

In addition to using #eee6fa on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #eee6fa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #eee6fa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 238, Green = 230, Blue = 250). If you need details about the color coordinates of #eee6fa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #eee6fa
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(238, 230, 250)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #eee6fa; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #eee6fa; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #eee6fa; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(238, 230, 250);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#eee6fa")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:238, green:230, blue:250, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:238 green:230 blue:250 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(238f, 230f, 250f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(238, 230, 250);
 

#eee6fa Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #eee6fa the same way. For those with color blindness, #eee6fa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #eee6fa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #eee6fa is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #eee6fa looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #eee6fa will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #eee6fa is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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