Palettes / Colors / #E8BBFC
#E8BBFC — Pale Vivid Purple
#E8BBFC 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 #E8BBFC 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.
#E8BBFC 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 #CEFCBA; it also sits naturally between #C8BAFC and #FCBAEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E8BBFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 187, 252 |
| HSL | 282°, 92%, 86% |
| HSV | 282°, 26%, 99% |
| CMYK | 8%, 26%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 68.62, 59.72, 100.01 |
| Yxy | 59.72, 0.3005, 0.2615 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.69, 27.48, -25.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.28, 27.81, -27.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 73% · Blue 99%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E8BBFC
.text { color: #E8BBFC; }
.background { background-color: #E8BBFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8BBFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 187, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8BBFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 187, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8BBFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 187, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E8BBFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8BBFC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E8BBFC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEFCBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E8BBFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8BBFC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E8BBFC: ·
How #E8BBFC 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 #E8BBFC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E8BBFC?
#E8BBFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 232, 187, 252). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E8BBFC?
#E8BBFC is RGB 232, 187, 252 — HSL 282°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 8%, 26%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #E8BBFC?
Its complement is #CEFCBA; analogous partners are #C8BAFC and #FCBAEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E8BBFC for text?
Black text on #E8BBFC has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.