Palettes / Colors / #EBDFFD
#EBDFFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#EBDFFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EBDFFD 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.
#EBDFFD 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 #F0FDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDE1FD and #FADDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDFFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 223, 253 |
| HSL | 264°, 88%, 93% |
| HSV | 264°, 12%, 99% |
| CMYK | 7%, 12%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 78.38, 77.53, 103.76 |
| Yxy | 77.53, 0.3018, 0.2986 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.56, 9.54, -13.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.05, 9.66, -13.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 99%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDFFD
.text { color: #EBDFFD; }
.background { background-color: #EBDFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 223, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 88%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 223, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 223, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDFFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDFFD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDFFD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0FDDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDFFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDFFD
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 #EBDFFD: ·
How #EBDFFD 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 #EBDFFD 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 #EBDFFD?
#EBDFFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 223, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDFFD?
#EBDFFD is RGB 235, 223, 253 — HSL 264°, 88%, 93% — CMYK 7%, 12%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #EBDFFD?
Its complement is #F0FDDD; analogous partners are #DDE1FD and #FADDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDFFD for text?
Black text on #EBDFFD has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.