What color is #EBDEFF?

#EBDEFF 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 #EBDEFF?

The RGB value is 235, 222, 255: 235 red, 222 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDEFF?

The complementary color is #F2FFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBDEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDEFF color

#EBDEFF rgb(235, 222, 255)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 87.1% green and 100% blue (235, 222, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Scented Spring (#EED5EE), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#EBDEFF color codes

HEX	`#EBDEFF`
RGB	`rgb(235, 222, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 87.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.38, 10.44, -14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.38, 17.79, 305.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.429, 77.125, 105.343)`
Decimal	`15458047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDEFF, 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 #EBDEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #EBDEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdeff; }
.text { color: #ebdeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 222 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdeff, #fbdeff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #EBDEFF?: #EBDEFF 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 #EBDEFF?: The RGB value is 235, 222, 255: 235 red, 222 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDEFF?: The complementary color is #F2FFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.