What color is #EBD0F9?

#EBD0F9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD0F9?

The RGB value is 235, 208, 249: 235 red, 208 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD0F9?

The complementary color is #DEF9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD0F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD0F9 color

#EBD0F9 rgb(235, 208, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBD0F9 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 81.6% green and 97.6% blue (235, 208, 249).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 77% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Crisis (#EECCEE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#EBD0F9 color codes

HEX	`#EBD0F9`
RGB	`rgb(235, 208, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 81.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 77%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 16%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.81, 16.66, -16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.81, 23.52, 315.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.913, 69.614, 99.147)`
Decimal	`15454457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD0F9, 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 #EBD0F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD0F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #EBD0F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd0f9; }
.text { color: #ebd0f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd0f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 208 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd0f9, #f9d0f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EBD0F9?: #EBD0F9 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Bubblegum Crisis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD0F9?: The RGB value is 235, 208, 249: 235 red, 208 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD0F9?: The complementary color is #DEF9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD0F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.