#E4BFED Color

#E4BFED is rgb(228, 191, 237) in RGB, hsl(288, 56%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4BFED

HEX#E4BFED

RGBrgb(228, 191, 237)

HSLhsl(288, 56%, 84%)

HSVhsv(288, 19%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.074 319.6)

LABlab(81.70% 19.55 -17.78)

LCHlch(81.70% 26.43 317.71)

What #E4BFED 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 #E4BFED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.13 Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 10.23 Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 10.41 Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 11.31 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 11.33 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.36

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#E4BFED Channel Values

How #E4BFED 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 191 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 288° · S 56% · L 84%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 288° · S 19% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.62:1 vs white · 12.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4BFED 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E4BFED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4BFED; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E4BFED

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

Shades

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How #E4BFED 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#E4BFED

Protanopia#C6C6ED

Protanomaly#D3C3ED

Deuteranopia#CCCCEC

Deuteranomaly#D6C7EC

Tritanopia#DFC6C6

Tritanomaly#E1C3D7

Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

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Using #E4BFED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4bfed: #E4BFED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4BFED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4bfed': '#E4BFED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.749, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_e4bfed">#E4BFED</color>

SVG fillfill="#E4BFED"

More Purple Colors

#E4BFED 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

#E4BFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4BFED?

#E4BFED is a lightest purple — rgb(228, 191, 237) in RGB and hsl(288, 56%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.13.

What is the RGB value of #E4BFED?

#E4BFED is rgb(228, 191, 237) — red 228, green 191, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4BFED?

#E4BFED converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4BFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4BFED scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4BFED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4BFED 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 11.33, which is visibly different.

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