What color is #EBE2F5?

#EBE2F5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE2F5?

The RGB value is 235, 226, 245: 235 red, 226 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE2F5?

The complementary color is #ECF5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE2F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE2F5 color

#EBE2F5 rgb(235, 226, 245)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBE2F5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.6% green and 96.1% blue (235, 226, 245).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 49% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Holographic Lavender (#F0E5F5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#EBE2F5 color codes

HEX	`#EBE2F5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 226, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.6%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 49%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.07, 6.46, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.07, 10.38, 308.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.936, 78.648, 97.443)`
Decimal	`15459061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE2F5, 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 #EBE2F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE2F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #EBE2F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe2f5; }
.text { color: #ebe2f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 226 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe2f5, #f5e2f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBE2F5?: #EBE2F5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Holographic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE2F5?: The RGB value is 235, 226, 245: 235 red, 226 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE2F5?: The complementary color is #ECF5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE2F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.