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#E5B4EE Color

#E5B4EE is rgb(229, 180, 238) in RGB, hsl(291, 63%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 7%) 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 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5B4EE
HEX#E5B4EE
RGBrgb(229, 180, 238)
HSLhsl(291, 63%, 82%)
HSVhsv(291, 24%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.095 321.1)
LABlab(79.23% 25.60 -22.00)
LCHlch(79.23% 33.75 319.33)

What #E5B4EE 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 #E5B4EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.17Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.77Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.65Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.83Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.4Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.55

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

#E5B4EE Channel Values

How #E5B4EE 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 180 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 63% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 24% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5B4EE 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E5B4EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E5B4EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5B4EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E5B4EE
Complementary
#BDEEB4
Analogous
#C8B4EE
Analogous
#EEB4DA
Triadic
#EEE5B4
Triadic
#B4EEE5
Split comp.
#DAEEB4
Split comp.
#B4EEC8

Tints & Shades of #E5B4EE

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

#E8BCF0
#ECC9F3
#EFD1F5
#F2DAF7
#F5E2F8
#F9EEFB

Shades

#D686E4
#C659D9
#B42ECC
#88239A
#60196C
#370E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E5B4EE.

How #E5B4EE 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#E5B4EE
Protanopia#BEBEEE
Protanomaly#CFBAEE
Deuteranopia#C6C6ED
Deuteranomaly#D3BFED
Tritanopia#DEBDBD
Tritanomaly#E1B9D2
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5B4EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5b4ee: #E5B4EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5B4EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5b4ee': '#E5B4EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.706, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_e5b4ee">#E5B4EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5B4EE"

More Pink Colors

#E5B4EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E5B4EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5B4EE?

#E5B4EE is a lightest pink — rgb(229, 180, 238) in RGB and hsl(291, 63%, 82%) 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 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #E5B4EE?

#E5B4EE is rgb(229, 180, 238) — red 229, green 180, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5B4EE?

#E5B4EE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5B4EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5B4EE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5B4EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5B4EE 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 7.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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