Palettes / Colors / #EBBAFF

#EBBAFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EBBAFF 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 #EBBAFF 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.

#EBBAFF 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 #CCFFB8; it also sits naturally between #C7B8FF and #FFB8F0. 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 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBAFF

.text { color: #EBBAFF; }
.background { background-color: #EBBAFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBAFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 186, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBAFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 186, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBAFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 186, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFFB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBAFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBAFF

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 #EBBAFF 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 #EBBAFF 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

← #EBBAFE  ·  #EBBB00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBAFF?

#EBBAFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 186, 255). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBAFF?

#EBBAFF is RGB 235, 186, 255 — HSL 283°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 8%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EBBAFF?

Its complement is #CCFFB8; analogous partners are #C7B8FF and #FFB8F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBAFF for text?

Black text on #EBBAFF has a contrast ratio of 13.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.