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#E4BBF6 Color

#E4BBF6 is rgb(228, 187, 246) in RGB, hsl(282, 77%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4BBF6
HEX#E4BBF6
RGBrgb(228, 187, 246)
HSLhsl(282, 77%, 85%)
HSVhsv(282, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.091 315.4)
LABlab(81.00% 22.88 -23.62)
LCHlch(81.00% 32.89 314.08)

What #E4BBF6 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 #E4BBF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.36Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.85Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.86Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.07Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 12.04Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 12.91

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

#E4BBF6 Channel Values

How #E4BBF6 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 187 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 77% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4BBF6 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E4BBF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E4BBF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4BBF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E4BBF6
Complementary
#CDF6BB
Analogous
#C7BBF6
Analogous
#F6BBEA
Triadic
#F6E5BB
Triadic
#BBF6E5
Split comp.
#EAF6BB
Split comp.
#BBF6C7

Tints & Shades of #E4BBF6

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

#E8C4F7
#ECCDF9
#EFD6FA
#F1DBFA
#F4E4FB
#F8EDFD

Shades

#CF85EF
#BC53E9
#A71DE2
#8217B0
#5A107A
#350948

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E4BBF6.

How #E4BBF6 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#E4BBF6
Protanopia#C3C3F6
Protanomaly#D1C0F6
Deuteranopia#CACAF5
Deuteranomaly#D5C4F5
Tritanopia#DDC4C4
Tritanomaly#E0C0DA
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #E4BBF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4bbf6: #E4BBF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4BBF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4bbf6': '#E4BBF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.733, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_e4bbf6">#E4BBF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#E4BBF6"

More Purple Colors

#E4BBF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E4BBF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4BBF6?

#E4BBF6 is a lightest purple — rgb(228, 187, 246) in RGB and hsl(282, 77%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #E4BBF6?

#E4BBF6 is rgb(228, 187, 246) — red 228, green 187, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4BBF6?

#E4BBF6 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4BBF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4BBF6 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4BBF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4BBF6 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 11.07, which is visibly different.

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