Palettes / Colors / #EBBBFC

#EBBBFC — Pale Vivid Purple

#EBBBFC 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 #EBBBFC 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.

#EBBBFC 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 #CCFCBA; it also sits naturally between #CABAFC and #FCBAED. 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 99%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBBFC

.text { color: #EBBBFC; }
.background { background-color: #EBBBFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBBFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 187, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBBFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 187, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBBFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 187, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBBBFC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFCBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBBFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBBFC

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 #EBBBFC 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 #EBBBFC 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

← #EBBBFB  ·  #EBBBFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBBFC?

#EBBBFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 187, 252). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBBFC?

#EBBBFC is RGB 235, 187, 252 — HSL 284°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 7%, 26%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EBBBFC?

Its complement is #CCFCBA; analogous partners are #CABAFC and #FCBAED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBBFC for text?

Black text on #EBBBFC has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.