What color is #EBB9E7?

#EBB9E7 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 #EBB9E7?

The RGB value is 235, 185, 231: 235 red, 185 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBB9E7?

The complementary color is #B9EBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBB9E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBB9E7 color

#EBB9E7 rgb(235, 185, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBB9E7 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 72.5% green and 90.6% blue (235, 185, 231).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 56% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#EBB9E7 color codes

HEX	`#EBB9E7`
RGB	`rgb(235, 185, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 72.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 56%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 21%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.81, 25.54, -16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.81, 30.15, 327.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.032, 58.131, 83.328)`
Decimal	`15448551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBB9E7, 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 #EBB9E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBB9E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #EBB9E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebb9e7; }
.text { color: #ebb9e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebb9e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 185 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebb9e7, #ebb9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #EBB9E7?: #EBB9E7 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 #EBB9E7?: The RGB value is 235, 185, 231: 235 red, 185 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBB9E7?: The complementary color is #B9EBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBB9E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.