Palettes / Colors / #EBDCEF
#EBDCEF — Pale Muted Purple
#EBDCEF 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 #EBDCEF 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.
#EBDCEF 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 #E1DCEF and #EFDCEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDCEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 220, 239 |
| HSL | 287°, 37%, 90% |
| HSV | 287°, 8%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 8%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.43, 75.08, 92.18 |
| Yxy | 75.08, 0.3108, 0.3094 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.43, 8.48, -7.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.65, 8.52, -7.41 |
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
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CSS code for #EBDCEF
.text { color: #EBDCEF; }
.background { background-color: #EBDCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 220, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 220, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 220, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDCEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDCEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDCEF
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Tones of #EBDCEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E0EFDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDCEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDCEF
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 #EBDCEF: ·
How #EBDCEF 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 #EBDCEF 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 #EBDCEF?
#EBDCEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 220, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDCEF?
#EBDCEF is RGB 235, 220, 239 — HSL 287°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 2%, 8%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBDCEF?
Its complement is #E0EFDC; analogous partners are #E1DCEF and #EFDCEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDCEF for text?
Black text on #EBDCEF has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.