What color is #EBE2EF?

#EBE2EF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE2EF?

The RGB value is 235, 226, 239: 235 red, 226 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE2EF?

The complementary color is #E6EFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE2EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE2EF color

#EBE2EF rgb(235, 226, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBE2EF is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.6% green and 93.7% blue (235, 226, 239).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 29% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#EBE2EF color codes

HEX	`#EBE2EF`
RGB	`rgb(235, 226, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.6%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 29%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.91, 5.36, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.91, 7.48, 315.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.035, 78.287, 92.697)`
Decimal	`15459055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE2EF, 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 #EBE2EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE2EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #EBE2EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe2ef; }
.text { color: #ebe2ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 226 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe2ef, #efe2ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EBE2EF?: #EBE2EF is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE2EF?: The RGB value is 235, 226, 239: 235 red, 226 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE2EF?: The complementary color is #E6EFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE2EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.