Palettes / Colors / #EBE3EF
#EBE3EF — Pale Dusty Purple
#EBE3EF is a purple color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EBE3EF 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.
#EBE3EF 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 #E6EEE2; it also sits naturally between #E4E2EE and #EEE2EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBE3EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 227, 239 |
| HSL | 280°, 27%, 91% |
| HSV | 280°, 5%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 5%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 77.31, 78.83, 92.80 |
| Yxy | 78.83, 0.3106, 0.3167 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.16, 4.84, -4.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.79, 4.87, -4.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 89% · Blue 94%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 5% · 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 #EBE3EF
.text { color: #EBE3EF; }
.background { background-color: #EBE3EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE3EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 227, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 27%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE3EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 227, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE3EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 227, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBE3EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE3EF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBE3EF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6EEE2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBE3EF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBE3EF
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 #EBE3EF: ·
How #EBE3EF 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 #EBE3EF 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 #EBE3EF?
#EBE3EF is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 227, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE3EF?
#EBE3EF is RGB 235, 227, 239 — HSL 280°, 27%, 91% — CMYK 2%, 5%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBE3EF?
Its complement is #E6EEE2; analogous partners are #E4E2EE and #EEE2EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBE3EF for text?
Black text on #EBE3EF has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.