Palettes / Colors / #EBCBFE
#EBCBFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#EBCBFE 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 #EBCBFE 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.
#EBCBFE 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 #DFFECD; it also sits naturally between #D4CDFE and #FECDF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBCBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 203, 254 |
| HSL | 278°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 278°, 20%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 20%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.51, 67.53, 102.93 |
| Yxy | 67.53, 0.3013, 0.2768 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.77, 20.28, -20.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.18, 20.57, -22.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 100%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBCBFE
.text { color: #EBCBFE; }
.background { background-color: #EBCBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 203, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 203, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 203, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBCBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCBFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBCBFE
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Tones of #EBCBFE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFFECD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBCBFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCBFE
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 #EBCBFE: ·
How #EBCBFE 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 #EBCBFE 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 #EBCBFE?
#EBCBFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 203, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCBFE?
#EBCBFE is RGB 235, 203, 254 — HSL 278°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 20%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #EBCBFE?
Its complement is #DFFECD; analogous partners are #D4CDFE and #FECDF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBCBFE for text?
Black text on #EBCBFE has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.