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#EBC9ED Color

#EBC9ED is rgb(235, 201, 237) in RGB, hsl(297, 50%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBC9ED
HEX#EBC9ED
RGBrgb(235, 201, 237)
HSLhsl(297, 50%, 86%)
HSVhsv(297, 15%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.061 324.3)
LABlab(84.74% 16.95 -13.19)
LCHlch(84.74% 21.48 322.12)

What #EBC9ED 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 #EBC9ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 6.45Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.67Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 9.59Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.3Soap#CEC8EFΔE 10.93Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 11.55

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

#EBC9ED Channel Values

How #EBC9ED 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 201 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 50% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 15% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBC9ED 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBC9ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBC9ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBC9ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EBC9ED
Complementary
#CBEDC9
Analogous
#DAC9ED
Analogous
#EDC9DD
Triadic
#EDEBC9
Triadic
#C9EDEB
Split comp.
#DDEDC9
Split comp.
#C9EDDA

Tints & Shades of #EBC9ED

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

#EED1F0
#F0D5F1
#F2DDF4
#F5E4F6
#F8ECF9
#F9F0FA

Shades

#DB9CDE
#CB71D0
#BA44C1
#903295
#642267
#3B143D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBC9ED.

How #EBC9ED 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#EBC9ED
Protanopia#CFCFED
Protanomaly#DBCDED
Deuteranopia#D5D5EC
Deuteranomaly#DED0EC
Tritanopia#E7CECE
Tritanomaly#E8CCDB
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBC9ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebc9ed: #EBC9ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBC9ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebc9ed': '#EBC9ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.788, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ebc9ed">#EBC9ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBC9ED"

More Pink Colors

#EBC9ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EBC9ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBC9ED?

#EBC9ED is a lightest pink — rgb(235, 201, 237) in RGB and hsl(297, 50%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #EBC9ED?

#EBC9ED is rgb(235, 201, 237) — red 235, green 201, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBC9ED?

#EBC9ED converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBC9ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBC9ED scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBC9ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBC9ED 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 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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