Palettes / Colors / #EBAFED
#EBAFED — Light Pink
#EBAFED 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 #EBAFED 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.
#EBAFED is a cool 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 #B2EDB0; it also sits naturally between #CDB0ED and #EDB0D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBAFED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 175, 237 |
| HSL | 298°, 63%, 81% |
| HSV | 298°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 26%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.88, 54.44, 87.21 |
| Yxy | 54.44, 0.3141, 0.2636 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.72, 31.98, -22.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.78, 32.29, -23.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBAFED
.text { color: #EBAFED; }
.background { background-color: #EBAFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 175, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 63%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 175, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 175, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBAFED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAFED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBAFED
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Tones of #EBAFED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B2EDB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.77:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBAFED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAFED
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 #EBAFED: ·
How #EBAFED 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 #EBAFED 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 #EBAFED?
#EBAFED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 175, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAFED?
#EBAFED is RGB 235, 175, 237 — HSL 298°, 63%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 26%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBAFED?
Its complement is #B2EDB0; analogous partners are #CDB0ED and #EDB0D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBAFED for text?
Black text on #EBAFED has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.