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#EBD2FE Color

#EBD2FE is rgb(235, 210, 254) in RGB, hsl(274, 96%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 0%) 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 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD2FE
HEX#EBD2FE
RGBrgb(235, 210, 254)
HSLhsl(274, 96%, 91%)
HSVhsv(274, 17%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.065 310.5)
LABlab(87.34% 14.87 -18.28)
LCHlch(87.34% 23.57 309.14)

What #EBD2FE 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 #EBD2FE, 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.

#EBD2FE Channel Values

How #EBD2FE 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 210 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 96% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 17% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD2FE 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBD2FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD2FE; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBD2FE

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 #EBD2FE.

How #EBD2FE 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#EBD2FE
Protanopia#D7D7FE
Protanomaly#DFD5FE
Deuteranopia#DBDBFD
Deuteranomaly#E1D7FE
Tritanopia#E5D8D8
Tritanomaly#E8D6E8
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBD2FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd2fe: #EBD2FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD2FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd2fe': '#EBD2FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.824, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd2fe">#EBD2FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD2FE"

More Purple Colors

#EBD2FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD2FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD2FE?

#EBD2FE is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 210, 254) in RGB and hsl(274, 96%, 91%) 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 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #EBD2FE?

#EBD2FE is rgb(235, 210, 254) — red 235, green 210, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD2FE?

#EBD2FE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD2FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD2FE scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD2FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD2FE 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 11.94, which is visibly different.

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