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#E5B3DB Color

#E5B3DB is rgb(229, 179, 219) in RGB, hsl(312, 49%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5B3DB
HEX#E5B3DB
RGBrgb(229, 179, 219)
HSLhsl(312, 49%, 80%)
HSVhsv(312, 22%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.078 333.3)
LABlab(78.49% 23.50 -12.91)
LCHlch(78.49% 26.81 331.22)

What #E5B3DB 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 #E5B3DB, 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.

#E5B3DB Channel Values

How #E5B3DB 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 229 · G 179 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 49% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 22% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 4% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5B3DB 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E5B3DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5B3DB; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E5B3DB

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 #E5B3DB 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#E5B3DB
Protanopia#BDBDDB
Protanomaly#CEB9DB
Deuteranopia#C5C5DA
Deuteranomaly#D3BEDA
Tritanopia#E1B9B9
Tritanomaly#E2B6C7
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5B3DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5b3db: #E5B3DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5B3DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5b3db': '#E5B3DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.702, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_e5b3db">#E5B3DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5B3DB"

More Pink Colors

#E5B3DB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E5B3DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5B3DB?

#E5B3DB is a lightest pink — rgb(229, 179, 219) in RGB and hsl(312, 49%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.7.

What is the RGB value of #E5B3DB?

#E5B3DB is rgb(229, 179, 219) — red 229, green 179, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5B3DB?

#E5B3DB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5B3DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5B3DB scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5B3DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5B3DB 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 11.82, which is visibly different.

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