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#E2ABED Color

#E2ABED is rgb(226, 171, 237) in RGB, hsl(290, 65%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2ABED
HEX#E2ABED
RGBrgb(226, 171, 237)
HSLhsl(290, 65%, 80%)
HSVhsv(290, 28%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.108 320.7)
LABlab(76.83% 29.01 -25.12)
LCHlch(76.83% 38.37 319.11)

What #E2ABED 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 #E2ABED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E2ABED Channel Values

How #E2ABED 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 226 · G 171 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 65% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 28% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2ABED 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E2ABED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2ABED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E2ABED

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E2ABED.

How #E2ABED 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#E2ABED
Protanopia#B6B6ED
Protanomaly#C9B2ED
Deuteranopia#C0C0EC
Deuteranomaly#CEB8EC
Tritanopia#DAB5B5
Tritanomaly#DEB1CE
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E2ABED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e2abed: #E2ABED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2ABED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2abed': '#E2ABED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.671, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e2abed">#E2ABED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E2ABED"

More Pink Colors

#E2ABED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E2ABED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2ABED?

#E2ABED is a lightest pink — rgb(226, 171, 237) in RGB and hsl(290, 65%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #E2ABED?

#E2ABED is rgb(226, 171, 237) — red 226, green 171, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2ABED?

#E2ABED converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2ABED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2ABED scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2ABED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2ABED 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 5.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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