Palettes / Colors / #EBABE7
#EBABE7 — Light Pink
#EBABE7 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EBABE7 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.
#EBABE7 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ACECB1; it also sits naturally between #D0ACEC and #ECACC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBABE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 171, 231 |
| HSL | 304°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 304°, 27%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 2%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.25, 52.56, 82.41 |
| Yxy | 52.56, 0.3191, 0.2652 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.61, 33.02, -20.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.50, 33.25, -21.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 91%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 2% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBABE7
.text { color: #EBABE7; }
.background { background-color: #EBABE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBABE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 171, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBABE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 171, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBABE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 171, 231, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBABE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBABE7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBABE7
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACECB1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.82:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBABE7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBABE7
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 #EBABE7: ·
How #EBABE7 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 #EBABE7 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 #EBABE7?
#EBABE7 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 171, 231). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBABE7?
#EBABE7 is RGB 235, 171, 231 — HSL 304°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 2%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBABE7?
Its complement is #ACECB1; analogous partners are #D0ACEC and #ECACC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBABE7 for text?
Black text on #EBABE7 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.