Palettes / Colors / #EBADFA
#EBADFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#EBADFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EBADFA 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.
#EBADFA 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 #BDFAAD; it also sits naturally between #C4ADFA and #FAADE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBADFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 173, 250 |
| HSL | 288°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 288°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 31%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 66.46, 54.45, 97.45 |
| Yxy | 54.45, 0.3044, 0.2494 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.72, 35.50, -29.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.79, 36.14, -31.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 31% · 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 #EBADFA
.text { color: #EBADFA; }
.background { background-color: #EBADFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBADFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 173, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBADFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 173, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBADFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 173, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBADFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBADFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDFAAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBADFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBADFA
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 #EBADFA: ·
How #EBADFA 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 #EBADFA 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 #EBADFA?
#EBADFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 173, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBADFA?
#EBADFA is RGB 235, 173, 250 — HSL 288°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 31%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EBADFA?
Its complement is #BDFAAD; analogous partners are #C4ADFA and #FAADE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBADFA for text?
Black text on #EBADFA has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.