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#EBDBEF — Pale Muted Purple

#EBDBEF 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 #EBDBEF 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.

#EBDBEF 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 #E0EFDC; it also sits naturally between #E2DCEF and #EFDCE9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBDBEF · RGB 235, 219, 239

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Color values

HEX#EBDBEF
RGB235, 219, 239
HSL288°, 38%, 90%
HSV288°, 8%, 94%
CMYK2%, 8%, 0%, 6%
XYZ75.17, 74.56, 92.09
Yxy74.56, 0.3109, 0.3083
CIE-Lab89.19, 9.01, -7.79
Hunter Lab86.35, 9.05, -7.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EBDBEF

.text { color: #EBDBEF; }
.background { background-color: #EBDBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 219, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 38%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 219, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 219, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBDBEF

#DABCE1#CAA0D4#B880C6#A864B9#934AA5#773C86#5E2F6A#42214A#29152E#0D060E

Tints of #EBDBEF

#EDDFF1#EDDFF1#EFE3F2#EFE3F2#F1E6F4#F3EAF6#F3EAF6#F5EDF7#F5EDF7#F7F1F9

Tones of #EBDBEF

#EBDDEE#EADFEC#E9E0EB#E8E1EA#E7E3E8#E6E4E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0EFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBDBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDBEF

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 #EBDBEF: ·

How #EBDBEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4EADeuteranopia · #E5E6E9Tritanopia · #EAE6E6

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9
Palette F5efff
#F5EFFF · #E5D9F2 · #CDC1FF · #A294F9
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE

Similar colors

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

#E9DDED#EED5EF#EEDCE9#E5D9F2#F4DCEE#F1D9F6#E3D5F1#E0DBEE#F2D4EA#E7D3E8#E0DAEC#EFD1EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBDBEE  ·  #EBDBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDBEF?

#EBDBEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 219, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDBEF?

#EBDBEF is RGB 235, 219, 239 — HSL 288°, 38%, 90% — CMYK 2%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBDBEF?

Its complement is #E0EFDC; analogous partners are #E2DCEF and #EFDCE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDBEF for text?

Black text on #EBDBEF has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.