What color is #EBB8EE?

#EBB8EE is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBB8EE?

The RGB value is 235, 184, 238: 235 red, 184 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBB8EE?

The complementary color is #BBEEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBB8EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBB8EE color

#EBB8EE rgb(235, 184, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBB8EE is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 72.2% green and 93.3% blue (235, 184, 238).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 61% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#EBB8EE color codes

HEX	`#EBB8EE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 184, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 72.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 61%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.8, 27.36, -19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.8, 33.77, 324.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.832, 58.118, 88.57)`
Decimal	`15448302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBB8EE, 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 #EBB8EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBB8EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	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 #EBB8EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebb8ee; }
.text { color: #ebb8ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebb8ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 184 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebb8ee, #eeb8d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #EBB8EE?: #EBB8EE is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBB8EE?: The RGB value is 235, 184, 238: 235 red, 184 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBB8EE?: The complementary color is #BBEEB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBB8EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.