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#E4B9FE Color

#E4B9FE is rgb(228, 185, 254) in RGB, hsl(277, 97%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 27%, 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 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4B9FE
HEX#E4B9FE
RGBrgb(228, 185, 254)
HSLhsl(277, 97%, 86%)
HSVhsv(277, 27%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.104 312.4)
LABlab(80.77% 25.09 -28.24)
LCHlch(80.77% 37.77 311.62)

What #E4B9FE 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 #E4B9FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.99Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.55Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.28Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.3Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 14.19Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 14.79

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

#E4B9FE Channel Values

How #E4B9FE 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 228 · G 185 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 97% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 27% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4B9FE 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E4B9FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E4B9FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4B9FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E4B9FE
Complementary
#D3FEB9
Analogous
#C1B9FE
Analogous
#FEB9F6
Triadic
#FEE3B9
Triadic
#B9FEE3
Split comp.
#F6FEB9
Split comp.
#B9FEC1

Tints & Shades of #E4B9FE

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

#E7C3FE
#E9C8FE
#EDD2FE
#F1DCFE
#F5E6FF
#F7EBFF

Shades

#CC7CFD
#B645FC
#9E09FB
#7A03C4
#540288
#320150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E4B9FE.

How #E4B9FE 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#E4B9FE
Protanopia#C1C1FE
Protanomaly#D0BEFE
Deuteranopia#C9C9FD
Deuteranomaly#D4C3FD
Tritanopia#DBC4C4
Tritanomaly#DFBFDD
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #E4B9FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4b9fe: #E4B9FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4B9FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4b9fe': '#E4B9FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.725, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e4b9fe">#E4B9FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E4B9FE"

More Purple Colors

#E4B9FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E4B9FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4B9FE?

#E4B9FE is a lightest purple — rgb(228, 185, 254) in RGB and hsl(277, 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #E4B9FE?

#E4B9FE is rgb(228, 185, 254) — red 228, green 185, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4B9FE?

#E4B9FE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4B9FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4B9FE scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4B9FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4B9FE 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 11.3, which is visibly different.

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