#EBAAFD Color

#EBAAFD is rgb(235, 170, 253) in RGB, hsl(287, 95%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 33%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Brilliant Lavender (#F1A7FE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBAAFD

HEX#EBAAFD

RGBrgb(235, 170, 253)

HSLhsl(287, 95%, 83%)

HSVhsv(287, 33%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 33%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.132 318.8)

LABlab(78.03% 34.83 -31.80)

LCHlch(78.03% 47.16 317.60)

What #EBAAFD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EBAAFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 3.63 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.38 Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 7.31 Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.34 Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.81 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.94

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#EBAAFD Channel Values

How #EBAAFD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 235 · G 170 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 287° · S 95% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 287° · S 33% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.79:1 vs white · 11.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBAAFD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBAAFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBAAFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EBAAFD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #EBAAFD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EBAAFD

Protanopia#B7B7FD

Protanomaly#CEB2FD

Deuteranopia#C3C3FC

Deuteranomaly#D4B9FC

Tritanopia#E2B7B7

Tritanomaly#E5B2D7

Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #EBAAFD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ebaafd: #EBAAFD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBAAFD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebaafd': '#EBAAFD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.667, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_ebaafd">#EBAAFD</color>

SVG fillfill="#EBAAFD"

More Purple Colors

#EBAAFD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#EBAAFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBAAFD?

#EBAAFD is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 170, 253) in RGB and hsl(287, 95%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Brilliant Lavender (#F1A7FE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.63.

What is the RGB value of #EBAAFD?

#EBAAFD is rgb(235, 170, 253) — red 235, green 170, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBAAFD?

#EBAAFD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 33%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBAAFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBAAFD scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBAAFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBAAFD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.81, which is visibly different.

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