Palettes / Colors / #E5BBFB

#E5BBFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#E5BBFB is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #E5BBFB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E5BBFB 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 #D2FBBC; it also sits naturally between #C5BCFB and #FBBCF2. 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 90% · Green 73% · Blue 98%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5BBFB

.text { color: #E5BBFB; }
.background { background-color: #E5BBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5BBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 187, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5BBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 187, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5BBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 187, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5BBFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5BBFB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2FBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5BBFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5BBFB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E5BBFB 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 #E5BBFB 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

← #E5BBFA  ·  #E5BBFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5BBFB?

#E5BBFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 229, 187, 251). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5BBFB?

#E5BBFB is RGB 229, 187, 251 — HSL 279°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 9%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E5BBFB?

Its complement is #D2FBBC; analogous partners are #C5BCFB and #FBBCF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5BBFB for text?

Black text on #E5BBFB has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.