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#EBE6FE Color

#EBE6FE is rgb(235, 230, 254) in RGB, hsl(252, 92%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBE6FE
HEX#EBE6FE
RGBrgb(235, 230, 254)
HSLhsl(252, 92%, 95%)
HSVhsv(252, 9%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.6% 0.033 295.3)
LABlab(92.23% 5.04 -11.03)
LCHlch(92.23% 12.13 294.55)

What #EBE6FE 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 #EBE6FE, 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 blue in the library.

#EBE6FE Channel Values

How #EBE6FE 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 230 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 92% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 9% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBE6FE 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBE6FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBE6FE; 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 #EBE6FE

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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Shades

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How #EBE6FE 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#EBE6FE
Protanopia#E7E7FE
Protanomaly#E9E7FE
Deuteranopia#E8E8FE
Deuteranomaly#E9E7FE
Tritanopia#E8E9E9
Tritanomaly#E9E8F2
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #EBE6FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebe6fe: #EBE6FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBE6FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebe6fe': '#EBE6FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.902, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_ebe6fe">#EBE6FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBE6FE"

More Blue Colors

#EBE6FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBE6FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBE6FE?

#EBE6FE is a lightest blue — rgb(235, 230, 254) in RGB and hsl(252, 92%, 95%) 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 2.66.

What is the RGB value of #EBE6FE?

#EBE6FE is rgb(235, 230, 254) — red 235, green 230, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBE6FE?

#EBE6FE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBE6FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBE6FE scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBE6FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBE6FE 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 2.66, which is very hard to tell apart.

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