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#EBC6FA Color

#EBC6FA is rgb(235, 198, 250) in RGB, hsl(283, 84%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBC6FA
HEX#EBC6FA
RGBrgb(235, 198, 250)
HSLhsl(283, 84%, 88%)
HSVhsv(283, 21%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.081 316.1)
LABlab(84.36% 20.29 -20.62)
LCHlch(84.36% 28.93 314.53)

What #EBC6FA 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 #EBC6FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 9.42Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 11.27Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.44Soap#CEC8EFΔE 12.84Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 13.06Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 13.35

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

#EBC6FA Channel Values

How #EBC6FA 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 198 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 84% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 21% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBC6FA 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBC6FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBC6FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBC6FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EBC6FA
Complementary
#D5FAC7
Analogous
#D2C7FA
Analogous
#FAC7EF
Triadic
#FAECC7
Triadic
#C7FAEC
Split comp.
#EFFAC7
Split comp.
#C7FAD2

Tints & Shades of #EBC6FA

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

#EDCBFB
#F0D5FB
#F2D9FC
#F5E3FD
#F7E8FD
#FAF1FE

Shades

#D88EF5
#C556F0
#B11EEB
#8B10BC
#610B83
#38074B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBC6FA.

How #EBC6FA 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#EBC6FA
Protanopia#CDCDFA
Protanomaly#DACAFA
Deuteranopia#D3D3F9
Deuteranomaly#DDCEF9
Tritanopia#E5CECE
Tritanomaly#E7CBE1
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBC6FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebc6fa: #EBC6FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBC6FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebc6fa': '#EBC6FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.776, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_ebc6fa">#EBC6FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBC6FA"

More Purple Colors

#EBC6FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EBC6FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBC6FA?

#EBC6FA is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 198, 250) in RGB and hsl(283, 84%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.42.

What is the RGB value of #EBC6FA?

#EBC6FA is rgb(235, 198, 250) — red 235, green 198, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBC6FA?

#EBC6FA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBC6FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBC6FA scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBC6FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBC6FA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.57, which is visibly different.

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