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#E1B0ED Color

#E1B0ED is rgb(225, 176, 237) in RGB, hsl(288, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1B0ED
HEX#E1B0ED
RGBrgb(225, 176, 237)
HSLhsl(288, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(288, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.099 319.6)
LABlab(77.88% 26.13 -23.55)
LCHlch(77.88% 35.17 317.97)

What #E1B0ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E1B0ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.98Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.65Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.18Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.3Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.65Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.81

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#E1B0ED Channel Values

How #E1B0ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 225 · G 176 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1B0ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1B0ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1B0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1B0ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1B0ED
Complementary
#BCEDB0
Analogous
#C2B0ED
Analogous
#EDB0DB
Triadic
#EDE1B0
Triadic
#B0EDE1
Split comp.
#DBEDB0
Split comp.
#B0EDC2

Tints & Shades of #E1B0ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E4B8EF
#E9C5F2
#ECCDF4
#F1DAF7
#F4E2F8
#F9EEFB

Shades

#CF82E3
#BE55D8
#A92DC8
#82239A
#5B196C
#350E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1B0ED.

How #E1B0ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E1B0ED
Protanopia#BABAED
Protanomaly#CBB6ED
Deuteranopia#C2C2EC
Deuteranomaly#CFBBEC
Tritanopia#DAB9B9
Tritanomaly#DDB6D0
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1B0ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e1b0ed: #E1B0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1B0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1b0ed': '#E1B0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.690, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e1b0ed">#E1B0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1B0ED"

More Purple Colors

#E1B0ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E1B0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1B0ED?

#E1B0ED is a lightest purple — rgb(225, 176, 237) in RGB and hsl(288, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #E1B0ED?

#E1B0ED is rgb(225, 176, 237) — red 225, green 176, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1B0ED?

#E1B0ED converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1B0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1B0ED scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1B0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1B0ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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