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#E2B8FE Color

#E2B8FE is rgb(226, 184, 254) in RGB, hsl(276, 97%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2B8FE
HEX#E2B8FE
RGBrgb(226, 184, 254)
HSLhsl(276, 97%, 86%)
HSVhsv(276, 28%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.105 311.4)
LABlab(80.34% 24.93 -28.90)
LCHlch(80.34% 38.17 310.78)

What #E2B8FE 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 #E2B8FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.47Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.52Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.13Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.5Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 14.09Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.71

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

#E2B8FE Channel Values

How #E2B8FE 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 184 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 97% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 28% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2B8FE 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E2B8FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E2B8FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2B8FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E2B8FE
Complementary
#D4FEB9
Analogous
#C0B9FE
Analogous
#FEB9F7
Triadic
#FEE2B9
Triadic
#B9FEE2
Split comp.
#F7FEB9
Split comp.
#B9FEC0

Tints & Shades of #E2B8FE

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

#E6C3FE
#E8C8FE
#EDD2FE
#F1DCFE
#F5E6FF
#F7EBFF

Shades

#CA7CFD
#B345FC
#9A09FB
#7703C4
#520288
#310150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E2B8FE.

How #E2B8FE 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#E2B8FE
Protanopia#C0C0FE
Protanomaly#CFBDFE
Deuteranopia#C7C7FD
Deuteranomaly#D2C1FD
Tritanopia#D9C3C3
Tritanomaly#DDBFDD
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E2B8FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e2b8fe: #E2B8FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2B8FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2b8fe': '#E2B8FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.722, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e2b8fe">#E2B8FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E2B8FE"

More Purple Colors

#E2B8FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E2B8FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2B8FE?

#E2B8FE is a lightest purple — rgb(226, 184, 254) in RGB and hsl(276, 97%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.47.

What is the RGB value of #E2B8FE?

#E2B8FE is rgb(226, 184, 254) — red 226, green 184, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2B8FE?

#E2B8FE converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2B8FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2B8FE scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2B8FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2B8FE 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 11.5, which is visibly different.

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