Palettes / Colors / #EBD7FD
#EBD7FD — Pale Vivid Purple
#EBD7FD 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 #EBD7FD 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.
#EBD7FD 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 #E9FDD8; it also sits naturally between #D9D8FD and #FDD8FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBD7FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 215, 253 |
| HSL | 272°, 90%, 92% |
| HSV | 272°, 15%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 15%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 76.29, 73.35, 103.07 |
| Yxy | 73.35, 0.3019, 0.2903 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.62, 13.74, -16.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.65, 13.91, -16.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 84% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 15% · 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 #EBD7FD
.text { color: #EBD7FD; }
.background { background-color: #EBD7FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD7FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 215, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 90%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD7FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 215, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD7FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 215, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBD7FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD7FD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9FDD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBD7FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBD7FD
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 #EBD7FD: ·
How #EBD7FD 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 #EBD7FD 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 #EBD7FD?
#EBD7FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 215, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD7FD?
#EBD7FD is RGB 235, 215, 253 — HSL 272°, 90%, 92% — CMYK 7%, 15%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EBD7FD?
Its complement is #E9FDD8; analogous partners are #D9D8FD and #FDD8FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBD7FD for text?
Black text on #EBD7FD has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.