#EBB4FD Color

#EBB4FD is rgb(235, 180, 253) in RGB, hsl(285, 95%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBB4FD

HEX#EBB4FD

RGBrgb(235, 180, 253)

HSLhsl(285, 95%, 85%)

HSVhsv(285, 29%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.115 317.7)

LABlab(80.27% 29.79 -28.38)

LCHlch(80.27% 41.15 316.38)

What #EBB4FD 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 #EBB4FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 4.75 Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.6 Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 9.72 Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.2 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.14 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.54

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

#EBB4FD Channel Values

How #EBB4FD 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 180 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 285° · S 95% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 285° · S 29% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.68:1 vs white · 12.48:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBB4FD 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBB4FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBB4FD; 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

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EBB4FD

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBB4FD.

How #EBB4FD 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#EBB4FD

Protanopia#BFBFFD

Protanomaly#D2BBFD

Deuteranopia#C8C8FC

Deuteranomaly#D7C1FC

Tritanopia#E2BFBF

Tritanomaly#E6BBDB

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #EBB4FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebb4fd: #EBB4FD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBB4FD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebb4fd': '#EBB4FD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.706, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_ebb4fd">#EBB4FD</color>

SVG fillfill="#EBB4FD"

More Purple Colors

#EBB4FD 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

#EBB4FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBB4FD?

#EBB4FD is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 180, 253) in RGB and hsl(285, 95%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #EBB4FD?

#EBB4FD is rgb(235, 180, 253) — red 235, green 180, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBB4FD?

#EBB4FD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBB4FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBB4FD scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBB4FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBB4FD 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 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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