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#EBE3ED Color

#EBE3ED is rgb(235, 227, 237) in RGB, hsl(288, 22%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cloud (#EFF1FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBE3ED
HEX#EBE3ED
RGBrgb(235, 227, 237)
HSLhsl(288, 22%, 91%)
HSVhsv(288, 4%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.016 319.4)
LABlab(91.09% 4.13 -3.87)
LCHlch(91.09% 5.66 316.86)

What #EBE3ED 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 #EBE3ED, 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.

#EBE3ED Channel Values

How #EBE3ED 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 227 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 22% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 4% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBE3ED 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBE3ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBE3ED; 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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Tints & Shades of #EBE3ED

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 #EBE3ED.

How #EBE3ED 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#EBE3ED
Protanopia#E4E4ED
Protanomaly#E7E4ED
Deuteranopia#E6E6ED
Deuteranomaly#E8E5ED
Tritanopia#EAE4E4
Tritanomaly#EAE4E8
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBE3ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebe3ed: #EBE3ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBE3ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebe3ed': '#EBE3ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.890, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ebe3ed">#EBE3ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBE3ED"

More Purple Colors

#EBE3ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBE3ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBE3ED?

#EBE3ED is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 227, 237) in RGB and hsl(288, 22%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cloud (#EFF1FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #EBE3ED?

#EBE3ED is rgb(235, 227, 237) — red 235, green 227, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBE3ED?

#EBE3ED converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBE3ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBE3ED scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBE3ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBE3ED 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 6.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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