Palettes / Colors / #E2BBEC

#E2BBEC — Pale Purple

#E2BBEC is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#E2BBEC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5ECBB; it also sits naturally between #CABBEC and #ECBBDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E2BBEC

.text { color: #E2BBEC; }
.background { background-color: #E2BBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2BBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 187, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2BBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 187, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2BBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 187, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2BBEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2BBEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2BBEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5ECBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2BBEC: #000000.

How #E2BBEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2BBEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2BBEB  ·  #E2BBED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2BBEC?

#E2BBEC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 187, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2BBEC?

#E2BBEC is RGB 226, 187, 236 — HSL 288°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E2BBEC?

Its complement is #C5ECBB; analogous partners are #CABBEC and #ECBBDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2BBEC for text?

Black text on #E2BBEC has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.