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#EBE3FD Color

#EBE3FD is rgb(235, 227, 253) in RGB, hsl(258, 87%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBE3FD
HEX#EBE3FD
RGBrgb(235, 227, 253)
HSLhsl(258, 87%, 94%)
HSVhsv(258, 10%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.036 299.7)
LABlab(91.46% 6.35 -11.64)
LCHlch(91.46% 13.26 298.63)

What #EBE3FD 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 #EBE3FD, 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.

#EBE3FD Channel Values

How #EBE3FD 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 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 87% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 10% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBE3FD 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBE3FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBE3FD; 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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Tints & Shades of #EBE3FD

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.

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How #EBE3FD 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#EBE3FD
Protanopia#E4E4FD
Protanomaly#E7E4FD
Deuteranopia#E6E6FD
Deuteranomaly#E8E5FD
Tritanopia#E8E6E6
Tritanomaly#E9E5F0
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBE3FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebe3fd: #EBE3FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBE3FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebe3fd': '#EBE3FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.890, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_ebe3fd">#EBE3FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBE3FD"

More Purple Colors

#EBE3FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBE3FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBE3FD?

#EBE3FD is a lightest purple — rgb(235, 227, 253) in RGB and hsl(258, 87%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #EBE3FD?

#EBE3FD is rgb(235, 227, 253) — red 235, green 227, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBE3FD?

#EBE3FD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBE3FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBE3FD scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBE3FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBE3FD 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 4.07, which is very hard to tell apart.

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