What color is #EBDBF1?

#EBDBF1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBDBF1?

The RGB value is 235, 219, 241: 235 red, 219 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDBF1?

The complementary color is #E1F1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBDBF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDBF1 color

#EBDBF1 rgb(235, 219, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBDBF1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.9% green and 94.5% blue (235, 219, 241).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 44% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#EBDBF1 color codes

HEX	`#EBDBF1`
RGB	`rgb(235, 219, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.9%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 44%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.24, 9.37, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.24, 12.82, 316.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.467, 74.677, 93.64)`
Decimal	`15457265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDBF1, 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 #EBDBF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDBF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	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 #EBDBF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdbf1; }
.text { color: #ebdbf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdbf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 219 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdbf1, #f1dbec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EBDBF1?: #EBDBF1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBDBF1?: The RGB value is 235, 219, 241: 235 red, 219 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDBF1?: The complementary color is #E1F1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDBF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.