What color is #EBE0FF?

#EBE0FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE0FF?

The RGB value is 235, 224, 255: 235 red, 224 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE0FF?

The complementary color is #F4FFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE0FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE0FF color

#EBE0FF rgb(235, 224, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBE0FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 87.8% green and 100% blue (235, 224, 255).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#EBE0FF color codes

HEX	`#EBE0FF`
RGB	`rgb(235, 224, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 87.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, 9.4, -13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 16.58, 304.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.963, 78.193, 105.521)`
Decimal	`15458559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE0FF, 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 #EBE0FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE0FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #EBE0FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe0ff; }
.text { color: #ebe0ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe0ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 224 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe0ff, #fbe0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBE0FF?: #EBE0FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE0FF?: The RGB value is 235, 224, 255: 235 red, 224 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE0FF?: The complementary color is #F4FFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE0FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.