Palettes / Colors / #EBE8F2

#EBE8F2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#EBE8F2 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#EBE8F2 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 #EFF2E8; it also sits naturally between #E8EAF2 and #F0E8F2. 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 91% · Blue 95%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBE8F2

.text { color: #EBE8F2; }
.background { background-color: #EBE8F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE8F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 232, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 28%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE8F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 232, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE8F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 232, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE8F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE8F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBE8F2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFF2E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE8F2: #000000.

How #EBE8F2 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 #EBE8F2 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

← #EBE8F1  ·  #EBE8F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE8F2?

#EBE8F2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 235, 232, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE8F2?

#EBE8F2 is RGB 235, 232, 242 — HSL 258°, 28%, 93% — CMYK 3%, 4%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EBE8F2?

Its complement is #EFF2E8; analogous partners are #E8EAF2 and #F0E8F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE8F2 for text?

Black text on #EBE8F2 has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.