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#EBCEFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#EBCEFF 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 #EBCEFF 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.

#EBCEFF 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 #E0FFCC; it also sits naturally between #D1CCFF and #FFCCFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBCEFF · RGB 235, 206, 255

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Color values

HEX#EBCEFF
RGB235, 206, 255
HSL276°, 100%, 90%
HSV276°, 19%, 100%
CMYK8%, 19%, 0%, 0%
XYZ74.38, 69.02, 104.01
Yxy69.02, 0.3006, 0.2790
CIE-Lab86.52, 18.89, -20.22
Hunter Lab83.08, 19.16, -21.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 81% · Blue 100%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBCEFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBCEFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBCEFF

.text { color: #EBCEFF; }
.background { background-color: #EBCEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 206, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 206, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 206, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBCEFF

#D89EFF#C875FF#B647FF#A51FFF#9000F0#7400C2#5C0099#40006B#280042#0C0014

Tints of #EBCEFF

#EDD1FF#EDD1FF#EFD6FF#EFD6FF#F1DBFF#F3E0FF#F3E0FF#F5E5FF#F5E5FF#F7EBFF

Tones of #EBCEFF

#EAD0FB#E9D3F8#E8D7F4#E8DBF0#E7DEED#E6E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0FFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBCEFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCEFF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBCEFF: ·

How #EBCEFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DEDEF3Deuteranopia · #E0E2F0Tritanopia · #EAEAE8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBCEFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Palette Fcd8cd
#FCD8CD · #FEEBF6 · #EBD6FB · #687FE5
Palette 1b4ef5
#1B4EF5 · #3874FF · #5996FF · #F4CEFF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E8D3FF#E5D1FA#E5D4FF#EBD3F8#EBD6FB#F4CEFF#ECC5FB#E5CFF7#EECCF5#F0D9FF#DFCCFB#F3CCF5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBCEFE  ·  #EBCF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCEFF?

#EBCEFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 206, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCEFF?

#EBCEFF is RGB 235, 206, 255 — HSL 276°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EBCEFF?

Its complement is #E0FFCC; analogous partners are #D1CCFF and #FFCCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCEFF for text?

Black text on #EBCEFF has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.