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#EBC5FC Color

#EBC5FC is rgb(235, 197, 252) in RGB, hsl(281, 90%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBC5FC
HEX#EBC5FC
RGBrgb(235, 197, 252)
HSLhsl(281, 90%, 88%)
HSVhsv(281, 22%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.085 315.3)
LABlab(84.18% 21.08 -21.95)
LCHlch(84.18% 30.43 313.84)

What #EBC5FC 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 #EBC5FC, 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.

#EBC5FC Channel Values

How #EBC5FC 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 197 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 90% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 22% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBC5FC 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBC5FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBC5FC; 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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Tints & Shades of #EBC5FC

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBC5FC.

How #EBC5FC 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#EBC5FC
Protanopia#CCCCFC
Protanomaly#D9C9FC
Deuteranopia#D3D3FB
Deuteranomaly#DDCDFB
Tritanopia#E4CDCD
Tritanomaly#E7CAE1
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBC5FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebc5fc: #EBC5FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBC5FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebc5fc': '#EBC5FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.773, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_ebc5fc">#EBC5FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBC5FC"

More Purple Colors

#EBC5FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBC5FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBC5FC?

#EBC5FC is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 197, 252) in RGB and hsl(281, 90%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.19.

What is the RGB value of #EBC5FC?

#EBC5FC is rgb(235, 197, 252) — red 235, green 197, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBC5FC?

#EBC5FC converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBC5FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBC5FC scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBC5FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBC5FC 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 14.46, which is visibly different.

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