#E2BEEA Color

#E2BEEA is rgb(226, 190, 234) in RGB, hsl(289, 51%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), visibly different at ΔE 10.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E2BEEA

HEX#E2BEEA

RGBrgb(226, 190, 234)

HSLhsl(289, 51%, 83%)

HSVhsv(289, 19%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.072 320.1)

LABlab(81.19% 18.94 -16.96)

LCHlch(81.19% 25.42 318.16)

What #E2BEEA 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 #E2BEEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 10.1 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.18 Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 10.18 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 10.25 Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 10.58 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.26

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#E2BEEA Channel Values

How #E2BEEA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 226 · G 190 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 289° · S 51% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 289° · S 19% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 3% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E2BEEA 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E2BEEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E2BEEA; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E2BEEA

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.

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Shades

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How #E2BEEA 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#E2BEEA

Protanopia#C5C5EA

Protanomaly#D1C2EA

Deuteranopia#CBCBE9

Deuteranomaly#D5C6E9

Tritanopia#DDC4C4

Tritanomaly#DFC2D4

Achromatopsia#CACACA

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Using #E2BEEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e2beea: #E2BEEA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E2BEEA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e2beea': '#E2BEEA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.745, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_e2beea">#E2BEEA</color>

SVG fillfill="#E2BEEA"

More Purple Colors

#E2BEEA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#E2BEEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E2BEEA?

#E2BEEA is a lightest purple — rgb(226, 190, 234) in RGB and hsl(289, 51%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.1.

What is the RGB value of #E2BEEA?

#E2BEEA is rgb(226, 190, 234) — red 226, green 190, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E2BEEA?

#E2BEEA converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 19%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E2BEEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E2BEEA scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E2BEEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E2BEEA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 10.25, which is visibly different.

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