What color is #EBDCEE?

#EBDCEE 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 #EBDCEE?

The RGB value is 235, 220, 238: 235 red, 220 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDCEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBDCEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDCEE color

#EBDCEE rgb(235, 220, 238)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 86.3% green and 93.3% blue (235, 220, 238).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#EBDCEE color codes

HEX	`#EBDCEE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 220, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 86.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.4, 8.3, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.4, 10.81, 320.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.284, 75.022, 91.387)`
Decimal	`15457518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDCEE, 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 #EBDCEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDCEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #EBDCEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdcee; }
.text { color: #ebdcee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdcee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 220 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdcee, #eedce8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EBDCEE?: #EBDCEE 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 #EBDCEE?: The RGB value is 235, 220, 238: 235 red, 220 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDCEE?: The complementary color is #DFEEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDCEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.