What color is #EBC3EB?

#EBC3EB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBC3EB?

The RGB value is 235, 195, 235: 235 red, 195 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBC3EB?

The complementary color is #C3EBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBC3EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBC3EB color

#EBC3EB rgb(235, 195, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBC3EB is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 76.5% green and 92.2% blue (235, 195, 235).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 50% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#EBC3EB color codes

HEX	`#EBC3EB`
RGB	`rgb(235, 195, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 76.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 50%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.28, 20.94, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.28, 25.45, 325.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.77, 62.692, 87.059)`
Decimal	`15451115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBC3EB, 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 #EBC3EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBC3EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #EBC3EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebc3eb; }
.text { color: #ebc3eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebc3eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 195 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebc3eb, #ebc3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EBC3EB?: #EBC3EB is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBC3EB?: The RGB value is 235, 195, 235: 235 red, 195 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBC3EB?: The complementary color is #C3EBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBC3EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.