What color is #EBD7EA?

#EBD7EA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD7EA?

The RGB value is 235, 215, 234: 235 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD7EA?

The complementary color is #D7EBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD7EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD7EA color

#EBD7EA rgb(235, 215, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBD7EA is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 84.3% green and 91.8% blue (235, 215, 234).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Grape Taffy (#F4DAF1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#EBD7EA color codes

HEX	`#EBD7EA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 215, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 84.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.07, 10.19, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.07, 12.25, 326.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.411, 72.204, 87.895)`
Decimal	`15456234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD7EA, 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 #EBD7EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD7EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #EBD7EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd7ea; }
.text { color: #ebd7ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd7ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 215 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd7ea, #ebd7e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EBD7EA?: #EBD7EA is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Taffy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD7EA?: The RGB value is 235, 215, 234: 235 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD7EA?: The complementary color is #D7EBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD7EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.