What color is #EBDAFD?

#EBDAFD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBDAFD?

The RGB value is 235, 218, 253: 235 red, 218 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDAFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBDAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDAFD color

#EBDAFD rgb(235, 218, 253)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBDAFD is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.5% green and 99.2% blue (235, 218, 253).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#EBDAFD color codes

HEX	`#EBDAFD`
RGB	`rgb(235, 218, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.5%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.34, 12.16, -14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.34, 19.23, 309.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.059, 74.897, 103.306)`
Decimal	`15457021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDAFD, 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 #EBDAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	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 #EBDAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdafd; }
.text { color: #ebdafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 218 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdafd, #fddafd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #EBDAFD?: #EBDAFD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Scented Spring. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBDAFD?: The RGB value is 235, 218, 253: 235 red, 218 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDAFD?: The complementary color is #ECFDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.