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magenta / pink · neutral

#eadfea

a pale, soft magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Lavender Blush

Token name suggestion: Chalk Peony

RGB
234, 223, 234
HSL
300°, 21%, 90%
CMYK
0, 5, 0, 8
Luminance
0.7621

#eadfea is a pale soft magenta / pink, 300° on the wheel and 50/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (16.24:1). As text it scores 1.29:1 on white — use #996499 instead. Nearest name is Lavender Blush, nearest Tailwind family is zinc.

hsl(300 21% 90%)rgb(234 223 234)Base step 200AAA inkNeutral

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eadfea is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eadfea
Hue
300°
magenta / pink
Saturation
21%
soft
Lightness
90%
pale
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
89%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7621
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
16.24:1
Closest name
Lavender Blush
ΔE2000 4.7
Chroma
7.0
LCH, 0–130ish
OKLCH L
0.915
perceptual lightness
Tailwind
zinc
500 · ΔE 33.3
Web-safe
#FFCCFF
nearest of 216
Where it sits
Hue300° of 360°
Saturation21%
Lightness90%
Saturation × lightness field

Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #eadfea.

Temperature
Warm ← → Cool50% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Luminance by channel
Red23%
Green69%
Blue8%

Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.

Every format

HEX#eadfea
HEX (8-digit)#eadfeaff
RGBrgb(234, 223, 234)
RGBArgba(234, 223, 234, 1)
HSLhsl(300, 21%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 5%, 92%)
HWBhwb(300 87% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(90.0 5.7 -4.0)
LCHlch(90.0 7.0 324.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.915 0.019 325.7)
XYZ (D65)xyz(75.17, 76.21, 88.58)
Decimal15392746
Display P3color(display-p3 0.918 0.875 0.918)
Web-safe#FFCCFF

Copy-ready code

every platformclick to select
/* CSS */
color: #eadfea;
background-color: #eadfea;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #eadfea;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eadfea] bg-[#eadfea]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eadfea;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.918, green: 0.875, blue: 0.918)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.875, blue: 0.918, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#EADFEA</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFEADFEA)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEADFEA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(234, 223, 234)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(234, 223, 234)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(234, 223, 234)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 234, 223, 234)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.9176f, 0.8745f, 0.9176f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{234,223,234}
modern cssclick to select
/* mix without leaving CSS */
background: color-mix(in oklab, #eadfea 85%, white);
border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #eadfea 40%, transparent);
/* theme-aware in one line */
color: light-dark(#4D324D, #E7DAE7);
/* relative colour syntax */
--hover: hsl(from #eadfea h s calc(l - 7));

Design tokens

The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.

css custom propertiesclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F6F9;
  --brand-100: #F2EDF2;
  --brand-200: #eadfea;
  --brand-300: #D3BBD3;
  --brand-400: #BC99BC;
  --brand-500: #A677A6;
  --brand-600: #946194;
  --brand-700: #7B517B;
  --brand-800: #634163;
  --brand-900: #493149;
  --brand-950: #2E1F2E;
  --brand: #eadfea;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
  --brand-surface: #F9F6F9;
  --brand-border: #DFCEDF;
  --brand-hover: #DCC9DC;
  --brand-pressed: #CEB4CE;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --brand-surface: #221622;
    --brand-ink: #E7DAE7;
  }
}
tailwind.config.jsclick to select
theme: {
  extend: {
    colors: {
      brand: {
        50: '#F9F6F9',
        100: '#F2EDF2',
        200: '#eadfea',
        300: '#D3BBD3',
        400: '#BC99BC',
        500: '#A677A6',
        600: '#946194',
        700: '#7B517B',
        800: '#634163',
        900: '#493149',
        950: '#2E1F2E',
        DEFAULT: '#eadfea',
      },
    },
  },
}
scss mapclick to select
$brand: (
  '50': #F9F6F9,
  '100': #F2EDF2,
  '200': #eadfea,
  '300': #D3BBD3,
  '400': #BC99BC,
  '500': #A677A6,
  '600': #946194,
  '700': #7B517B,
  '800': #634163,
  '900': #493149,
  '950': #2E1F2E,
);
$brand-base: #eadfea;
$brand-ink: #000000;

@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }
w3c design tokens (json)click to select
{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "50": { "$value": "#F9F6F9", "$type": "color" },
      "100": { "$value": "#F2EDF2", "$type": "color" },
      "200": { "$value": "#eadfea", "$type": "color" },
      "300": { "$value": "#D3BBD3", "$type": "color" },
      "400": { "$value": "#BC99BC", "$type": "color" },
      "500": { "$value": "#A677A6", "$type": "color" },
      "600": { "$value": "#946194", "$type": "color" },
      "700": { "$value": "#7B517B", "$type": "color" },
      "800": { "$value": "#634163", "$type": "color" },
      "900": { "$value": "#493149", "$type": "color" },
      "950": { "$value": "#2E1F2E", "$type": "color" }
    },
    "brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
  }
}

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #eadfea · 16.24:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
12px
Aa
16px
Aa
24px
Aa
White text · 1.29:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.24:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #eadfea as text scores 1.29:1 on white and 16.24:1 on black.
Best tinted ink on it, if plain black or white feels flat: #4D324D at 8.64:1.

Make it accessible

A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.

The quick fox
#996499 · 4.53:1
AA on white−40% L
#996499
The quick fox
#714A71 · 7.19:1
AAA on white−53% L
#714A71
The quick fox
#eadfea · 16.24:1
AA on blackalready passes
#eadfea
The quick fox
#eadfea · 16.24:1
AAA on blackalready passes
#eadfea

Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #AF86AF is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eadfea on white: 1.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eadfea on black: 16.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Against the neutral ladder

Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #eadfea as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #eadfea.

NeutralRatioBoth directions
White1.29:1AaAa
Slate 501.24:1AaAa
Slate 1001.18:1AaAa
Slate 2001.05:1AaAa
Slate 3001.15:1AaAa
Slate 4001.98:1AaAa
Slate 5003.68:1AaAa
Slate 6005.86:1AaAa
Slate 7008.01:1AaAa
Slate 80011.31:1AaAa
Slate 90013.81:1AaAa
Black16.24:1AaAa
Colour vision deficiency
true color
protanopia · #DEE1EB
deuteranopia · #E1E3EA
tritanopia · #EBE0E2

Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eadfea is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F6F9
#F2EDF2
#eadfea
#D3BBD3
#BC99BC
#A677A6
#946194
#7B517B
#634163
#493149
#2E1F2E
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F9F6F9Darkest = 950 · #2E1F2EText step on white = 600
Perceptual ramp — OKLCH

The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.

50100200300400500600700800900950
oklch tokensclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.005 325.7);
  --brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.008 325.7);
  --brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.011 325.7);
  --brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.015 325.7);
  --brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.017 325.7);
  --brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.019 325.7);
  --brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.019 325.7);
  --brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.018 325.7);
  --brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.016 325.7);
  --brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.013 325.7);
  --brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.010 325.7);
}

Colors that work with #eadfea

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F6F9
Tinted page background
Border#DFCEDF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8B5B8B
Captions on the surface
Accent#597F4D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4D324D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5F0F5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221622
Dark-mode background
Hover#DCC9DC
One step down in lightness
Pressed#CEB4CE
Two steps down
Disabled#F7F3F7
Chroma pulled out
Focus ring#F1E4F1
Offset from the fill so it reads
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

In real components

The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.

Buttons and states
Save changesHoverPressedDisabled
OutlineSubtleLinkFocused
Form field
you@company.com

Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.

Send me product updates
Notice
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NewBetaDraft
Data
Storage used68%
Acme LtdActive
NorthwindTrial
GlobexActive

How to use #eadfea

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Minimum size as text on white
Not as text
Safe as a fill behind white type
No — use #4D324D
Safe as a 1px border on white
No — use #AF86AF

Meaning and mood

What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.

expressiveyouthfulwarmconfident

Pink is the fastest way to signal that a product is not another enterprise dashboard. It carries beauty, fashion and culture brands.

The muted chroma softens the association — it reads considered rather than loud, which suits long-form and data-heavy screens. The high lightness makes it recede — a surface colour rather than a statement.

Worth knowing

Strong gendered associations in some markets — test it with the audience you actually have.

Reads as
  • FormalityMedium
  • EnergyMedium
  • Weight10/100
  • TemperatureNeutral
  • ApproachabilityBalanced

Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DFEADF
Analogous left#E4DFEA
Analogous right#EADFE4
Split-complement 1#E4EADF
Split-complement 2#DFEAE4
Triadic 1#EAEADF
Triadic 2#DFEAEA
Tetradic#EAE4DF
On the wheel
Base+30°−30°+120°+240°+180°300°

#eadfea sits at 300°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.

RGB percentages

Red91.8%
Green87.5%
Blue91.8%
R · 0–255
234
0xea
G · 0–255
223
0xdf
B · 0–255
234
0xea

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta4.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.2%

Total ink coverage is 13%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.

Color previews

#eadfea text on a black background

contrast 16.24:1

Card sample

#eadfea text on a white background

contrast 1.29:1

Card sample

#eadfea on grey

1.18:1

#eadfea on its own surface

1.21:1

#eadfea on its dark surface

13.47:1

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eadfea;
Background color
Panel with #eadfea background
background-color: #eadfea;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eadfea;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(234, 223, 234, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(234, 223, 234, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eadfea;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eadfea, #EADFE3);
Gradient text

Gradient headline

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #eadfea, #EADFE0);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
Focus ring
Focused control
outline: 2px solid #eadfea;
outline-offset: 3px;
Underline & caret

Marked up text

text-decoration-color: #eadfea;
caret-color: #eadfea;
Left rule
Pull quote or callout
border-left: 4px solid #eadfea;
Ring + tint
Selected chip
background: #F5F0F5;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #eadfea;
Conic badge
68%
background: conic-gradient(#eadfea 68%, #e2e8f0 0);

Transparency

What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #eadfea over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.

Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.

alpha in every syntaxclick to select
rgba(234, 223, 234, 0.5)
rgb(234 223 234 / 50%)
#eadfea80
hsl(300 21% 90% / 50%)
color-mix(in srgb, #eadfea 50%, transparent)
Alpha8-digit hexFlat on white
10%#eadfea1a#FDFCFD
20%#eadfea33#FBF9FB
40%#eadfea66#F7F2F7
60%#eadfea99#F2ECF2
80%#eadfeacc#EEE5EE

Gradients from #eadfea

Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.

Elevation
Same hue, three lightnesses — safe anywhere
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #F7F3F7, #eadfea 45%, #4D324D);
Duotone
A short hue run reads richer than a flat fill
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #eadfea, #DECCD1);
Complement sweep
Loud — keep it behind large type only
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #eadfea, #DFEADF);
Spotlight
Hero panels and app headers
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #F9F6F9 0%, #eadfea 45%, #4D324D 100%);
Soft wash
Section backgrounds that stay readable
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F9F6F9, #ffffff);
Mesh
Ambient background, no image weight
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #FEFEFE 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #F6F1F3 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #4D324D 0%, transparent 65%), #eadfea;

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eadfea

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Tones — desaturated

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#eadfea in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

On screens

Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.

In dark mode

Usable as-is on a dark surface at 16.24:1.

Explore nearby colors

Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.

#eadfea, answered

What color is #eadfea?

#eadfea is a pale soft magenta / pink, closest to Lavender Blush (ΔE2000 4.7). It sits at 300° on the hue wheel with 21% saturation and 90% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #eadfea?

rgb(234, 223, 234) — 234 red, 223 green and 234 blue out of 255, or 91.8% / 87.5% / 91.8% by channel.

What is #eadfea in HSL and HSV?

hsl(300, 21%, 90%) and hsv(300, 5%, 92%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.

Is #eadfea a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7621 and perceived brightness is 89%, so black text on it reaches 16.24:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eadfea?

Black. It scores 16.24:1 against #eadfea, versus 1.29:1 for white — AAA at any size.

Is #eadfea accessible on a white background?

#eadfea on white scores 1.29:1, which fails WCAG AA at every size. Darken it to #996499 to reach 4.5:1, or #714A71 for 7:1.

What is the complementary color of #eadfea?

#DFEADF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E4EADF and #DFEAE4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eadfea?

For interface work: #F9F6F9 as the surface, #DFCEDF for borders, #8B5B8B for secondary text, #597F4D as an accent and #4D324D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E4DFEA and #EADFE4 stays calm, while #DFEADF is the loudest partner.

What is #eadfea in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #eadfea warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 50 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EADFE6; nudged cooler, #E6DEEB.

Which Tailwind color is closest to #eadfea?

The zinc family — its 500 step is #71717a, ΔE2000 33.3 away. That is a visible difference, so define #eadfea as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.

How do I use #eadfea in Tailwind CSS?

Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#eadfea] or text-[#eadfea], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.

What is #eadfea with 50% opacity?

rgba(234, 223, 234, 0.5), or #eadfea80 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #F5EFF5; over black, #757075.

Is #eadfea a web-safe color?

No. The nearest web-safe colour is #FFCCFF, ΔE2000 14.8 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.

What does the color #eadfea mean?

As a magenta / pink, it reads expressive, youthful, warm. Pink is the fastest way to signal that a product is not another enterprise dashboard. It carries beauty, fashion and culture brands. At this moderate chroma the association is present but not shouted.

What gradient works with #eadfea?

The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #F7F3F7, #eadfea 45%, #4D324D). For more colour, a short hue run to #DECCD1 keeps it rich without turning muddy.

Work with #eadfea in the Color Lab

Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.

Every value on this page is computed from #eadfea at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.