Palettes / Colors / #EBAEFB
#EBAEFB — Pale Vivid Purple
#EBAEFB 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 #EBAEFB 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.
#EBAEFB 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 #BCFBAC; it also sits naturally between #C4ACFB and #FBACE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBAEFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 174, 251 |
| HSL | 288°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 288°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 31%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 66.81, 54.90, 98.34 |
| Yxy | 54.90, 0.3036, 0.2495 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.98, 35.16, -29.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.09, 35.80, -32.05 |
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 #EBAEFB
.text { color: #EBAEFB; }
.background { background-color: #EBAEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 174, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 174, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 174, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBAEFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAEFB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBAEFB
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Tones of #EBAEFB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCFBAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBAEFB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAEFB
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 #EBAEFB: ·
How #EBAEFB 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 #EBAEFB 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 #EBAEFB?
#EBAEFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 174, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAEFB?
#EBAEFB is RGB 235, 174, 251 — HSL 288°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 31%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EBAEFB?
Its complement is #BCFBAC; analogous partners are #C4ACFB and #FBACE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBAEFB for text?
Black text on #EBAEFB has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.