What color is #EBD6EE?

#EBD6EE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD6EE?

The RGB value is 235, 214, 238: 235 red, 214 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD6EE?

The complementary color is #D9EED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD6EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD6EE color

#EBD6EE rgb(235, 214, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBD6EE is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 83.9% green and 93.3% blue (235, 214, 238).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#EBD6EE color codes

HEX	`#EBD6EE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 214, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 83.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, 11.44, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 14.62, 321.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.738, 71.929, 90.871)`
Decimal	`15455982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD6EE, 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 #EBD6EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD6EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #EBD6EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd6ee; }
.text { color: #ebd6ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd6ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 214 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd6ee, #eed6e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EBD6EE?: #EBD6EE is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD6EE?: The RGB value is 235, 214, 238: 235 red, 214 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD6EE?: The complementary color is #D9EED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD6EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.