#EBDFF4

sRGB: 235 / 223 / 244

Infinite horizons rise against oblivion
Electric visions transform the fabric of existence
Celestial symphonies drift toward tomorrow

#EBDFF4 belongs to the violet family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 235 red, 223 green and 244 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 274.3° lands in the violet region. Its 48.8% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 91.6% 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 (16.39:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 235, 223, 244
HSL: 274.29°, 48.84%, 91.57%
HSV / HSB: 274.29°, 8.61%, 95.69%
CMYK (approx.): 3.69%, 8.61%, 0.00%, 4.31%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 76.974, 76.969, 96.392
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 90.308, 7.837, -8.737
WCAG relative luminance: 0.76969
24-bit decimal: 15458292

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 #EBDFF4 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: 16.39:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.28:1

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

#E8F4DF sits half a turn (180°) from #EBDFF4 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.

#EBDFF4 #E8F4DF

Analogous

#E0DFF4 and #F4DFF3 sit 30° to either side of #EBDFF4. 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.

#E0DFF4 #EBDFF4 #F4DFF3

Triadic

#EBDFF4, #F4EBDF and #DFF4EB are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EBDFF4 #F4EBDF #DFF4EB

Split complementary

Start at #EBDFF4 and look across the wheel. #F3F4DF and #DFF4E0 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EBDFF4 #F3F4DF #DFF4E0

Square

Starting with #EBDFF4, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #F4E0DF, #E8F4DF, then #DFF3F4. Across the square, #EBDFF4 pairs with #E8F4DF, and #F4E0DF with #DFF3F4.

#EBDFF4 #F4E0DF #E8F4DF #DFF3F4

Tetradic

#EBDFF4 and #E8F4DF are opposites, as are #F4DFE8 and #DFF4EB. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EBDFF4 #F4DFE8 #E8F4DF #DFF4EB

Tints

Mixing #EBDFF4 with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #EFE5F6, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBF9FD, the mixture is 80% white.

#EBDFF4 #EFE5F6 #F3ECF8 #F7F2FB #FBF9FD #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EBDFF4 with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BCB2C3, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F2D31, the mixture is 80% black.

#EBDFF4 #BCB2C3 #8D8692 #5E5962 #2F2D31 #000000

Tones

Mixing #EBDFF4 with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D6CCDD, keeps 80% of the original. By #959397, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EBDFF4 #D6CCDD #C0B9C6 #ABA6AE #959397 #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

#EBDFF4

RGB

rgb(235 223 244)

HSL

hsl(274.286 48.837% 91.569%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EBDFF4;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EBDFF4 uses 235 red, 223 green and 244 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 92.2%

Green 87.5%

Blue 95.7%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EBDFF4 is 3.7% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 4.3% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 3.7%

Magenta 8.6%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 4.3%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EEDDEE. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #EDE in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EBDFF4 when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCFF, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EEDDEE Nearest web-safe: #FFCCFF

Gradient to complement

#EBDFF4 #EBE3F1 #EAE6ED #EAEAEA #E9EDE6 #E9F1E3 #E8F4DF

Color vision previews

Compare how #EBDFF4 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.

#DCE3F5

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.

#DEE3F3

Tritanopia

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

#EAE1E6

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.

#E2E1F4

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.

#E2E2F4

Tritanomaly (50%)

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

#EAE0EF

Grayscale (luminance)

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

#E3E3E3

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.

#E7E1EC

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 0.73791 B 0.90466

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 0.91345 G 0.87613 B 0.95062

Linear Display P3

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

R 0.81428 G 0.74099 B 0.89133

CIE xyY

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

x 0.307 y 0.307 Y 76.969

CMY

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

C % 7.843 M % 12.549 Y % 4.314

Binary RGB

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

11101011 11011111 11110100