#EBBBDF

sRGB: 235 / 187 / 223

Infinite horizons rise against oblivion
Restless constellations shimmer across boundless heavens
Fierce revelations echo beyond eternity

#EBBBDF belongs to the rose family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 235 red, 187 green and 223 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 315.0° lands in the rose region. Its 54.5% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 82.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.71:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 235, 187, 223
HSL: 315.00°, 54.55%, 82.75%
HSV / HSB: 315.00°, 20.43%, 92.16%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 20.43%, 5.11%, 7.84%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 65.348, 58.532, 77.670
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 81.033, 23.054, -11.390
WCAG relative luminance: 0.58531
24-bit decimal: 15449055

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #EBBBDF in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 12.71:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.65:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#BBEBC7 sits half a turn (180°) from #EBBBDF on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#EBBBDF #BBEBC7

Analogous

#DFBBEB and #EBBBC7 sit 30° to either side of #EBBBDF. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#DFBBEB #EBBBDF #EBBBC7

Triadic

#EBBBDF, #DFEBBB and #BBDFEB are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EBBBDF #DFEBBB #BBDFEB

Split complementary

Start at #EBBBDF and look across the wheel. #C7EBBB and #BBEBDF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EBBBDF #C7EBBB #BBEBDF

Square

Starting with #EBBBDF, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #EBDFBB, #BBEBC7, then #BBC7EB. Across the square, #EBBBDF pairs with #BBEBC7, and #EBDFBB with #BBC7EB.

#EBBBDF #EBDFBB #BBEBC7 #BBC7EB

Tetradic

#EBBBDF and #BBEBC7 are opposites, as are #EBC7BB and #BBDFEB. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EBBBDF #EBC7BB #BBEBC7 #BBDFEB

Tints

Mixing #EBBBDF with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #EFC9E5, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBF1F9, the mixture is 80% white.

#EBBBDF #EFC9E5 #F3D6EC #F7E4F2 #FBF1F9 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EBBBDF with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BC96B2, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F252D, the mixture is 80% black.

#EBBBDF #BC96B2 #8D7086 #5E4B59 #2F252D #000000

Tones

Mixing #EBBBDF with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D6AFCC, keeps 80% of the original. By #958C93, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EBBBDF #D6AFCC #C0A3B9 #AB98A6 #958C93 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#EBBBDF

RGB

rgb(235 187 223)

HSL

hsl(315.000 54.545% 82.745%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EBBBDF;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EBBBDF uses 235 red, 187 green and 223 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 92.2%

Green 73.3%

Blue 87.5%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EBBBDF is 0.0% cyan, 20.4% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 7.8% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 20.4%

Yellow 5.1%

Black 7.8%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EEBBDD. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #EBD in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EBBBDF when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EEBBDD Nearest web-safe: #FFCCCC

Gradient to complement

#EBBBDF #E3C3DB #DBCBD7 #D3D3D3 #CBDBCF #C3E3CB #BBEBC7

Color vision previews

Compare how #EBBBDF appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#BBC5E0

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#C6CCDD

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#F0BDC7

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#CEC2DF

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D2C6DE

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#EABDD7

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#C9C9C9

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#DBC2D4

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.83077 G 0.49693 B 0.73791

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.89191 G 0.74061 B 0.86613

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.77150 G 0.50801 B 0.72205

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.324 y 0.290 Y 58.532

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 7.843 M % 26.667 Y % 12.549

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11101011 10111011 11011111