Palettes / Colors / #EBCBFD
#EBCBFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#EBCBFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EBCBFD 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.
#EBCBFD 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 #DCFDC9; it also sits naturally between #D0C9FD and #FDC9F6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBCBFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 203, 253 |
| HSL | 278°, 93%, 89% |
| HSV | 278°, 20%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 20%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 73.35, 67.47, 102.08 |
| Yxy | 67.47, 0.3020, 0.2778 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.74, 20.09, -20.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.14, 20.36, -21.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBCBFD
.text { color: #EBCBFD; }
.background { background-color: #EBCBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 203, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 203, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 203, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBCBFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCBFD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBCBFD
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Tones of #EBCBFD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCFDC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBCBFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCBFD
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 #EBCBFD: ·
How #EBCBFD 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 #EBCBFD 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 #EBCBFD?
#EBCBFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 203, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCBFD?
#EBCBFD is RGB 235, 203, 253 — HSL 278°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 7%, 20%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EBCBFD?
Its complement is #DCFDC9; analogous partners are #D0C9FD and #FDC9F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBCBFD for text?
Black text on #EBCBFD has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.