#E4B7FB Color

#E4B7FB is rgb(228, 183, 251) in RGB, hsl(280, 89%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 2%) 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4B7FB

HEX#E4B7FB

RGBrgb(228, 183, 251)

HSLhsl(280, 89%, 85%)

HSVhsv(280, 27%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.104 314)

LABlab(80.21% 25.65 -27.48)

LCHlch(80.21% 37.59 313.02)

What #E4B7FB 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 #E4B7FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.09 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.85 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.62 Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.23 Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 13.81 Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 13.99

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#E4B7FB Channel Values

How #E4B7FB 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 228 · G 183 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 89% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 27% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 9% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.68:1 vs white · 12.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4B7FB 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 text12.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E4B7FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4B7FB; 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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Tints & Shades of #E4B7FB

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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How #E4B7FB 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#E4B7FB

Protanopia#C0C0FB

Protanomaly#CFBCFB

Deuteranopia#C7C7FA

Deuteranomaly#D3C1FA

Tritanopia#DCC1C1

Tritanomaly#DFBDDB

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #E4B7FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4b7fb: #E4B7FB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4B7FB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4b7fb': '#E4B7FB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.718, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_e4b7fb">#E4B7FB</color>

SVG fillfill="#E4B7FB"

More Purple Colors

#E4B7FB 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

#E4B7FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4B7FB?

#E4B7FB is a lightest purple — rgb(228, 183, 251) in RGB and hsl(280, 89%, 85%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #E4B7FB?

#E4B7FB is rgb(228, 183, 251) — red 228, green 183, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4B7FB?

#E4B7FB converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4B7FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4B7FB scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4B7FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4B7FB 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 10.23, which is visibly different.

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