Palettes / Colors / #EBDBEE
#EBDBEE — Pale Muted Pink
#EBDBEE is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EBDBEE 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.
#EBDBEE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DFEFDC; it also sits naturally between #E3DCEF and #EFDCE8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDBEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 219, 238 |
| HSL | 291°, 36%, 90% |
| HSV | 291°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 8%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.03, 74.50, 91.31 |
| Yxy | 74.50, 0.3115, 0.3093 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.16, 8.82, -7.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.31, 8.86, -7.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDBEE
.text { color: #EBDBEE; }
.background { background-color: #EBDBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 219, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 219, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 219, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDBEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDBEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDBEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFEFDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDBEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDBEE
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 #EBDBEE: ·
How #EBDBEE 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 #EBDBEE 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 #EBDBEE?
#EBDBEE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 219, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDBEE?
#EBDBEE is RGB 235, 219, 238 — HSL 291°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 8%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBDBEE?
Its complement is #DFEFDC; analogous partners are #E3DCEF and #EFDCE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDBEE for text?
Black text on #EBDBEE has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.