What color is #EBE5F2?

#EBE5F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE5F2?

The RGB value is 235, 229, 242: 235 red, 229 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE5F2?

The complementary color is #ECF2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE5F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE5F2 color

#EBE5F2 rgb(235, 229, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBE5F2 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 89.8% green and 94.9% blue (235, 229, 242).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 33% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lavender (#E5E0EC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#EBE5F2 color codes

HEX	`#EBE5F2`
RGB	`rgb(235, 229, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 89.8%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 33%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.73, 4.35, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.73, 7.07, 307.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.305, 80.112, 95.325)`
Decimal	`15459826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE5F2, 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 #EBE5F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE5F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #EBE5F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe5f2; }
.text { color: #ebe5f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe5f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 229 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe5f2, #f2e5f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EBE5F2?: #EBE5F2 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE5F2?: The RGB value is 235, 229, 242: 235 red, 229 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE5F2?: The complementary color is #ECF2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE5F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.