Palettes / Colors / #EBB8FA

#EBB8FA — Pale Vivid Purple

#EBB8FA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #EBB8FA 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.

#EBB8FA 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 #C7FAB7; it also sits naturally between #C9B7FA and #FAB7E8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 72% · Blue 98%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EBB8FA

.text { color: #EBB8FA; }
.background { background-color: #EBB8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBB8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 184, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 87%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBB8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 184, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBB8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 184, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBB8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBB8FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7FAB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBB8FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBB8FA

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:

How #EBB8FA 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 #EBB8FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBB8FA?

#EBB8FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 184, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBB8FA?

#EBB8FA is RGB 235, 184, 250 — HSL 286°, 87%, 85% — CMYK 6%, 26%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EBB8FA?

Its complement is #C7FAB7; analogous partners are #C9B7FA and #FAB7E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBB8FA for text?

Black text on #EBB8FA has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.