What color is #EBE8F6?

#EBE8F6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE8F6?

The RGB value is 235, 232, 246: 235 red, 232 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE8F6?

The complementary color is #F3F6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE8F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE8F6 color

#EBE8F6 rgb(235, 232, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EBE8F6 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91% green and 96.5% blue (235, 232, 246).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 44% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foundation White (#EFEEFF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#EBE8F6 color codes

HEX	`#EBE8F6`
RGB	`rgb(235, 232, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 44%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 6%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.59, 3.54, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.59, 7.32, 298.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.749, 82.029, 98.803)`
Decimal	`15460598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE8F6, 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 #EBE8F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE8F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #EBE8F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe8f6; }
.text { color: #ebe8f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe8f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 232 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe8f6, #f2e8f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBE8F6?: #EBE8F6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foundation White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE8F6?: The RGB value is 235, 232, 246: 235 red, 232 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE8F6?: The complementary color is #F3F6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE8F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.