Palettes / Colors / #EBEDFA
#EBEDFA — Pale Blue
#EBEDFA 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 #EBEDFA 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.
#EBEDFA 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 #FAF8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBF4FA and #F0EBFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEDFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 237, 250 |
| HSL | 232°, 60%, 95% |
| HSV | 232°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 5%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 81.80, 85.13, 102.56 |
| Yxy | 85.13, 0.3035, 0.3159 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.94, 1.72, -6.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.27, 1.74, -6.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEDFA
.text { color: #EBEDFA; }
.background { background-color: #EBEDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 237, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(232, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 237, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 237, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEDFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEDFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAF8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEDFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEDFA
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 #EBEDFA: ·
How #EBEDFA 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 #EBEDFA 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 #EBEDFA?
#EBEDFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 235, 237, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEDFA?
#EBEDFA is RGB 235, 237, 250 — HSL 232°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 5%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EBEDFA?
Its complement is #FAF8EB; analogous partners are #EBF4FA and #F0EBFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEDFA for text?
Black text on #EBEDFA has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.