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#EBECFB — Pale Blue

#EBECFB is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #EBECFB 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.

#EBECFB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FBFAEA; it also sits naturally between #EAF3FB and #F1EAFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBECFB · RGB 235, 236, 251

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Color values

HEX#EBECFB
RGB235, 236, 251
HSL236°, 67%, 95%
HSV236°, 6%, 98%
CMYK6%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ81.67, 84.62, 103.30
Yxy84.62, 0.3029, 0.3139
CIE-Lab93.72, 2.42, -7.35
Hunter Lab91.99, 2.45, -7.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBECFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBECFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBECFB

.text { color: #EBECFB; }
.background { background-color: #EBECFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBECFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 236, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 67%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBECFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 236, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBECFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 236, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBECFB

#C3C7F3#9DA2EC#777EE4#505ADC#2A35D5#222BAA#1A2184#13185E#0B0E37#030411

Tints of #EBECFB

#EAEBFB#EAEBFB#EAEBFB#EAEBFB#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC#EEEFFC

Tones of #EBECFB

#EBECFA#ECEDF8#EDEEF7#EFEFF6#F0F0F5#F1F1F4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFAEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBECFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBECFB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBECFB: ·

How #EBECFB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEBF7Deuteranopia · #EBEBF7Tritanopia · #EBF5F4

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBECFB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette E4fbff
#E4FBFF · #B8B5FF · #7868E6 · #EDEEF7
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7

Similar colors

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

#EBEAFF#EDEEF7#ECF2F9#EEF1FF#ECF2FF#F1EAFF#E8F1F5#EFF0F4#F1F1F6#EBF4F6#F0F3FF#E4F1FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBECFA  ·  #EBECFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBECFB?

#EBECFB is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 236, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBECFB?

#EBECFB is RGB 235, 236, 251 — HSL 236°, 67%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #EBECFB?

Its complement is #FBFAEA; analogous partners are #EAF3FB and #F1EAFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBECFB for text?

Black text on #EBECFB has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.