What color is #EBDAE7?

#EBDAE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBDAE7?

The RGB value is 235, 218, 231: 235 red, 218 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDAE7?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBDAE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDAE7 color

#EBDAE7 rgb(235, 218, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBDAE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.5% green and 90.6% blue (235, 218, 231).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#EBDAE7 color codes

HEX	`#EBDAE7`
RGB	`rgb(235, 218, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.72, 8.08, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.72, 9.13, 332.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.754, 73.575, 85.902)`
Decimal	`15456999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDAE7, 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 #EBDAE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDAE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #EBDAE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdae7; }
.text { color: #ebdae7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdae7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 218 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdae7, #ebdadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EBDAE7?: #EBDAE7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBDAE7?: The RGB value is 235, 218, 231: 235 red, 218 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDAE7?: The complementary color is #DAEBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDAE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.