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#EBC2F5 Color

#EBC2F5 is rgb(235, 194, 245) in RGB, hsl(288, 72%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), visibly different at ΔE 10.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBC2F5
HEX#EBC2F5
RGBrgb(235, 194, 245)
HSLhsl(288, 72%, 86%)
HSVhsv(288, 21%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.082 319.6)
LABlab(83.28% 21.58 -19.59)
LCHlch(83.28% 29.14 317.77)

What #EBC2F5 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 #EBC2F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EBC2F5 Channel Values

How #EBC2F5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 194 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 72% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 21% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBC2F5 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBC2F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBC2F5; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EBC2F5

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 #EBC2F5.

How #EBC2F5 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#EBC2F5
Protanopia#CACAF5
Protanomaly#D8C7F5
Deuteranopia#D1D1F4
Deuteranomaly#DCCBF4
Tritanopia#E5C9C9
Tritanomaly#E7C6DC
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBC2F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebc2f5: #EBC2F5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBC2F5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebc2f5': '#EBC2F5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.761, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_ebc2f5">#EBC2F5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBC2F5"

More Purple Colors

#EBC2F5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBC2F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBC2F5?

#EBC2F5 is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 194, 245) in RGB and hsl(288, 72%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.69.

What is the RGB value of #EBC2F5?

#EBC2F5 is rgb(235, 194, 245) — red 235, green 194, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBC2F5?

#EBC2F5 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBC2F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBC2F5 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBC2F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBC2F5 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 13.64, which is visibly different.

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