Palettes / Colors / #EABBFB
#EABBFB — Pale Vivid Purple
#EABBFB 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 #EABBFB 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.
#EABBFB 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 #CCFBBC; it also sits naturally between #CABCFB and #FBBCEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EABBFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 187, 251 |
| HSL | 284°, 89%, 86% |
| HSV | 284°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 7%, 25%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 69.11, 60.00, 99.20 |
| Yxy | 60.00, 0.3027, 0.2628 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.84, 27.91, -25.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.46, 28.30, -26.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 73% · Blue 98%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EABBFB
.text { color: #EABBFB; }
.background { background-color: #EABBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EABBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 187, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 89%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EABBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 187, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EABBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 187, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EABBFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EABBFB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EABBFB
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Tones of #EABBFB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCFBBC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EABBFB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EABBFB
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 #EABBFB: ·
How #EABBFB 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 #EABBFB 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 #EABBFB?
#EABBFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 234, 187, 251). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EABBFB?
#EABBFB is RGB 234, 187, 251 — HSL 284°, 89%, 86% — CMYK 7%, 25%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EABBFB?
Its complement is #CCFBBC; analogous partners are #CABCFB and #FBBCEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EABBFB for text?
Black text on #EABBFB has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.