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#EBD9F7 Color

#EBD9F7 is rgb(235, 217, 247) in RGB, hsl(276, 65%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 3%) 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 7.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD9F7
HEX#EBD9F7
RGBrgb(235, 217, 247)
HSLhsl(276, 65%, 91%)
HSVhsv(276, 12%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.045 312)
LABlab(88.86% 10.40 -12.35)
LCHlch(88.86% 16.15 310.10)

What #EBD9F7 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 #EBD9F7, 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.

#EBD9F7 Channel Values

How #EBD9F7 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 217 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 65% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 12% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD9F7 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBD9F7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD9F7; 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 #EBD9F7

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

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How #EBD9F7 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#EBD9F7
Protanopia#DCDCF7
Protanomaly#E2DBF7
Deuteranopia#DFDFF7
Deuteranomaly#E4DDF7
Tritanopia#E7DDDD
Tritanomaly#E9DBE8
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #EBD9F7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd9f7: #EBD9F7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD9F7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd9f7': '#EBD9F7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.851, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd9f7">#EBD9F7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD9F7"

More Purple Colors

#EBD9F7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD9F7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD9F7?

#EBD9F7 is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 217, 247) in RGB and hsl(276, 65%, 91%) 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 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #EBD9F7?

#EBD9F7 is rgb(235, 217, 247) — red 235, green 217, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD9F7?

#EBD9F7 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD9F7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD9F7 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD9F7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD9F7 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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