Palettes / Colors / #EBBBF7

#EBBBF7 — Pale Vivid Purple

#EBBBF7 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 #EBBBF7 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.

#EBBBF7 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 #C7F7BB; it also sits naturally between #CDBBF7 and #F7BBE5. 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 97%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBBF7

.text { color: #EBBBF7; }
.background { background-color: #EBBBF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBBF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 187, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 79%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBBF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 187, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBBF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 187, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBBF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBBF7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7F7BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBBF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBBF7

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 #EBBBF7 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 #EBBBF7 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

← #EBBBF6  ·  #EBBBF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBBF7?

#EBBBF7 is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 187, 247). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBBF7?

#EBBBF7 is RGB 235, 187, 247 — HSL 288°, 79%, 85% — CMYK 5%, 24%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #EBBBF7?

Its complement is #C7F7BB; analogous partners are #CDBBF7 and #F7BBE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBBF7 for text?

Black text on #EBBBF7 has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.