What color is #EBE6FA?

#EBE6FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE6FA?

The RGB value is 235, 230, 250: 235 red, 230 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE6FA?

The complementary color is #F5FAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE6FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE6FA color

#EBE6FA rgb(235, 230, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EBE6FA is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 90.2% green and 98% blue (235, 230, 250).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 67% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#EBE6FA color codes

HEX	`#EBE6FA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 230, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 90.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 67%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.2, 5.32, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.2, 10.51, 300.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.81, 81.158, 101.884)`
Decimal	`15460090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE6FA, 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 #EBE6FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE6FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #EBE6FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe6fa; }
.text { color: #ebe6fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe6fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 230 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe6fa, #f5e6fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBE6FA?: #EBE6FA is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE6FA?: The RGB value is 235, 230, 250: 235 red, 230 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE6FA?: The complementary color is #F5FAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE6FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.