Palettes / Colors / #EBDAEF

#EBDAEF — Pale Muted Purple

#EBDAEF is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #EBDAEF 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.

#EBDAEF 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 #DFF0DB; it also sits naturally between #E2DBF0 and #F0DBE9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 85% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDAEF

.text { color: #EBDAEF; }
.background { background-color: #EBDAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 218, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 40%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 218, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 218, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFF0DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDAEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDAEF

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:

How #EBDAEF 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 #EBDAEF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBDAEE  ·  #EBDAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDAEF?

#EBDAEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 218, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDAEF?

#EBDAEF is RGB 235, 218, 239 — HSL 289°, 40%, 90% — CMYK 2%, 9%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBDAEF?

Its complement is #DFF0DB; analogous partners are #E2DBF0 and #F0DBE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDAEF for text?

Black text on #EBDAEF has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.