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#EBECFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#EBECFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EBECFD 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.

#EBECFD 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 #FDFCEC; it also sits naturally between #ECF6FD and #F4ECFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBECFD · RGB 235, 236, 253

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Color values

HEX#EBECFD
RGB235, 236, 253
HSL237°, 82%, 96%
HSV237°, 7%, 99%
CMYK7%, 7%, 0%, 1%
XYZ81.99, 84.74, 104.96
Yxy84.74, 0.3018, 0.3119
CIE-Lab93.77, 2.80, -8.31
Hunter Lab92.06, 2.83, -8.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EBECFD

.text { color: #EBECFD; }
.background { background-color: #EBECFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBECFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 236, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 82%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBECFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 236, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBECFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 236, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBECFD

#C3C5F9#999DF5#6A71F0#4149EC#1721E8#131BBE#0F1595#0A0F66#06093C#020313

Tints of #EBECFD

#ECEDFD#ECEDFD#ECEDFD#ECEDFD#ECEDFD#ECEDFD#ECEDFD#ECEDFD#ECEDFD#ECEDFD

Tones of #EBECFD

#EEEEFC#EFEFFB#F0F0FA#F1F2F8#F2F3F7#F4F4F6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFCEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBECFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBECFD

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 #EBECFD: ·

How #EBECFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF9Deuteranopia · #EBEBF8Tritanopia · #EBF6F5

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 #EBECFD rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#EBEAFF#EEF1FF#ECF2FF#EDEEF7#F1EAFF#ECF2F9#F0F3FF#E4F1FF#F3E8FF#F4EEFF#EEF5FF#E8F1F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBECFC  ·  #EBECFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBECFD?

#EBECFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 236, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBECFD?

#EBECFD is RGB 235, 236, 253 — HSL 237°, 82%, 96% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EBECFD?

Its complement is #FDFCEC; analogous partners are #ECF6FD and #F4ECFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBECFD for text?

Black text on #EBECFD has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.