Palettes / Colors / #EBE6EF

#EBE6EF — Pale Dusty Purple

#EBE6EF is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EBE6EF 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 #EAEFE6; it also sits naturally between #E7E6EF and #EFE6EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 90% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBE6EF

.text { color: #EBE6EF; }
.background { background-color: #EBE6EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE6EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 230, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 22%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE6EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 230, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE6EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 230, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE6EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE6EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEFE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE6EF: #000000.

How #EBE6EF 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 #EBE6EF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBE6EE  ·  #EBE6F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE6EF?

#EBE6EF is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 230, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE6EF?

#EBE6EF is RGB 235, 230, 239 — HSL 273°, 22%, 92% — CMYK 2%, 4%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBE6EF?

Its complement is #EAEFE6; analogous partners are #E7E6EF and #EFE6EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE6EF for text?

Black text on #EBE6EF has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.