What color is #EBEAFD?

#EBEAFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEAFD?

The RGB value is 235, 234, 253: 235 red, 234 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEAFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBEAFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEAFD color

#EBEAFD rgb(235, 234, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #EBEAFD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91.8% green and 99.2% blue (235, 234, 253).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 83% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#EBEAFD color codes

HEX	`#EBEAFD`
RGB	`rgb(235, 234, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91.8%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 83%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 8%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.28, 3.82, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.28, 9.81, 292.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.41, 83.599, 104.757)`
Decimal	`15461117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEAFD, 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 #EBEAFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEAFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #EBEAFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeafd; }
.text { color: #ebeafd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeafd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 234 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeafd, #f4eafd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBEAFD?: #EBEAFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEAFD?: The RGB value is 235, 234, 253: 235 red, 234 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEAFD?: The complementary color is #FCFDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEAFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.