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#EBD2F2 — Pale Purple

#EBD2F2 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #EBD2F2 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.

#EBD2F2 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 #DAF2D4; it also sits naturally between #DCD4F2 and #F2D4EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBD2F2 · RGB 235, 210, 242

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Color values

HEX#EBD2F2
RGB235, 210, 242
HSL287°, 55%, 89%
HSV287°, 13%, 95%
CMYK3%, 13%, 0%, 5%
XYZ73.33, 70.17, 93.68
Yxy70.17, 0.3092, 0.2958
CIE-Lab87.08, 14.29, -12.50
Hunter Lab83.77, 14.38, -12.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 82% · Blue 95%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBD2F2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBD2F2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBD2F2

.text { color: #EBD2F2; }
.background { background-color: #EBD2F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD2F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 210, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 55%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD2F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 210, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD2F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 210, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBD2F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD2F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBD2F2

#DEB4E9#CE90DF#C071D6#B04DCB#9D36BA#7F2C96#642277#461853#2B0F33#0D0510

Tints of #EBD2F2

#EDD7F4#EDD7F4#EFDBF5#F1DFF6#F3E3F7#F3E3F7#F4E7F8#F6EBF9#F6EBF9#F8EFFA

Tones of #EBD2F2

#EAD6F0#E9D8EE#E8DAEC#E7DCEA#E5DEE7#E4E1E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAF2D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBD2F2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBD2F2

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 #EBD2F2: ·

How #EBD2F2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0EADeuteranopia · #E2E4E8Tritanopia · #EAE4E3

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 #EBD2F2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Cosmic Ruby Orchard
#EECCF5 · #BC44D5 · #A632BE · #912BA6
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B
Cosmic Ruby Voyage
#941799 · #BAB31C · #1FCAC2 · #F3D1F1
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8

Similar colors

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

#EED5EF#EBD3F8#EECCF5#EDCBF1#F3D1F1#EFD1EB#E5CFF7#E3D5F1#E5D9F2#EBD6FB#EBCBEB#F0CFEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBD2F1  ·  #EBD2F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBD2F2?

#EBD2F2 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 210, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD2F2?

#EBD2F2 is RGB 235, 210, 242 — HSL 287°, 55%, 89% — CMYK 3%, 13%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EBD2F2?

Its complement is #DAF2D4; analogous partners are #DCD4F2 and #F2D4EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBD2F2 for text?

Black text on #EBD2F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.