What color is #EBACF5?

#EBACF5 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBACF5?

The RGB value is 235, 172, 245: 235 red, 172 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBACF5?

The complementary color is #B6F5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBACF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBACF5 color

#EBACF5 rgb(235, 172, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBACF5 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 67.5% green and 96.1% blue (235, 172, 245).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 78% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Candy Dreams (#E9AEF2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#EBACF5 color codes

HEX	`#EBACF5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 172, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 67.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 78%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 30%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.32, 35.06, -27.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.32, 44.46, 322.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.493, 53.762, 93.296)`
Decimal	`15445237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBACF5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EBACF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBACF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EBACF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebacf5; }
.text { color: #ebacf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebacf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 172 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebacf5, #f5acdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBACF5?: #EBACF5 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Candy Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBACF5?: The RGB value is 235, 172, 245: 235 red, 172 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBACF5?: The complementary color is #B6F5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBACF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.