Palettes / Colors / #EBAEFD
#EBAEFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#EBAEFD 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 #EBAEFD 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.
#EBAEFD 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 #C2FDAF; it also sits naturally between #C4AFFD and #FDAFE8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBAEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 174, 253 |
| HSL | 286°, 95%, 84% |
| HSV | 286°, 31%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 31%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 67.13, 55.03, 100.01 |
| Yxy | 55.03, 0.3021, 0.2477 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.06, 35.54, -30.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.18, 36.24, -33.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 31% · 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 #EBAEFD
.text { color: #EBAEFD; }
.background { background-color: #EBAEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 174, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 174, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 174, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBAEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2FDAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBAEFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAEFD
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 #EBAEFD: ·
How #EBAEFD 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 #EBAEFD 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 #EBAEFD?
#EBAEFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 174, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAEFD?
#EBAEFD is RGB 235, 174, 253 — HSL 286°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 31%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EBAEFD?
Its complement is #C2FDAF; analogous partners are #C4AFFD and #FDAFE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBAEFD for text?
Black text on #EBAEFD has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.