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#E4CDDB Color

#E4CDDB is rgb(228, 205, 219) in RGB, hsl(323, 30%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4CDDB
HEX#E4CDDB
RGBrgb(228, 205, 219)
HSLhsl(323, 30%, 85%)
HSVhsv(323, 10%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.032 340.6)
LABlab(84.65% 10.07 -3.88)
LCHlch(84.65% 10.79 338.94)

What #E4CDDB 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 #E4CDDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E4CDDB Channel Values

How #E4CDDB 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 205 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 323° · S 30% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 323° · S 10% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 4% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4CDDB 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E4CDDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E4CDDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4CDDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E4CDDB

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E4CDDB.

How #E4CDDB 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#E4CDDB
Protanopia#D1D1DB
Protanomaly#D9D0DB
Deuteranopia#D5D5DA
Deuteranomaly#DBD2DB
Tritanopia#E2CFCF
Tritanomaly#E3CED4
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E4CDDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4cddb: #E4CDDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4CDDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4cddb': '#E4CDDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.804, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_e4cddb">#E4CDDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E4CDDB"

More Pink Colors

#E4CDDB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E4CDDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4CDDB?

#E4CDDB is a lightest pink — rgb(228, 205, 219) in RGB and hsl(323, 30%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #E4CDDB?

#E4CDDB is rgb(228, 205, 219) — red 228, green 205, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4CDDB?

#E4CDDB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4CDDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4CDDB scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4CDDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4CDDB 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 7.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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