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#EBD5EB Color

#EBD5EB is rgb(235, 213, 235) in RGB, hsl(300, 35%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD5EB
HEX#EBD5EB
RGBrgb(235, 213, 235)
HSLhsl(300, 35%, 88%)
HSVhsv(300, 9%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.038 325.9)
LABlab(87.59% 10.71 -7.93)
LCHlch(87.59% 13.33 323.50)

What #EBD5EB 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 #EBD5EB, 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 pink in the library.

#EBD5EB Channel Values

How #EBD5EB 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 213 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 35% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 9% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD5EB 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 text15.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBD5EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD5EB; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBD5EB

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 #EBD5EB.

How #EBD5EB 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#EBD5EB
Protanopia#D9D9EB
Protanomaly#E0D7EB
Deuteranopia#DDDDEA
Deuteranomaly#E3DAEB
Tritanopia#E8D8D8
Tritanomaly#E9D7E0
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBD5EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd5eb: #EBD5EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD5EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd5eb': '#EBD5EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.835, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd5eb">#EBD5EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD5EB"

More Pink Colors

#EBD5EB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD5EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD5EB?

#EBD5EB is a lightest pink — rgb(235, 213, 235) in RGB and hsl(300, 35%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Lace (#FFDDF4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #EBD5EB?

#EBD5EB is rgb(235, 213, 235) — red 235, green 213, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD5EB?

#EBD5EB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD5EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD5EB scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD5EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD5EB 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 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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