Palettes / Colors / #EBDBF3
#EBDBF3 — Pale Muted Purple
#EBDBF3 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 #EBDBF3 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.
#EBDBF3 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 #E4F4DD; it also sits naturally between #E0DDF4 and #F4DDF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDBF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 219, 243 |
| HSL | 280°, 50%, 91% |
| HSV | 280°, 10%, 95% |
| CMYK | 3%, 10%, 0%, 5% |
| XYZ | 75.77, 74.80, 95.24 |
| Yxy | 74.80, 0.3083, 0.3043 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.30, 9.75, -9.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.48, 9.81, -9.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 95%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDBF3
.text { color: #EBDBF3; }
.background { background-color: #EBDBF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDBF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 219, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 50%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDBF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 219, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDBF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 219, 243, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDBF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDBF3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDBF3
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4F4DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDBF3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDBF3
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 #EBDBF3: ·
How #EBDBF3 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 #EBDBF3 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 #EBDBF3?
#EBDBF3 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 219, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDBF3?
#EBDBF3 is RGB 235, 219, 243 — HSL 280°, 50%, 91% — CMYK 3%, 10%, 0%, 5%.
What colors go with #EBDBF3?
Its complement is #E4F4DD; analogous partners are #E0DDF4 and #F4DDF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDBF3 for text?
Black text on #EBDBF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.