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#E6B2EB Color

#E6B2EB is rgb(230, 178, 235) in RGB, hsl(295, 59%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6B2EB
HEX#E6B2EB
RGBrgb(230, 178, 235)
HSLhsl(295, 59%, 81%)
HSVhsv(295, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.096 323.5)
LABlab(78.79% 26.53 -21.05)
LCHlch(78.79% 33.87 321.57)

What #E6B2EB 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 #E6B2EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.87Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.41Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.52Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.85Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.56Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.7

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

#E6B2EB Channel Values

How #E6B2EB 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 230 · G 178 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 59% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6B2EB 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E6B2EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E6B2EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6B2EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E6B2EB
Complementary
#B7EBB2
Analogous
#CAB2EB
Analogous
#EBB2D3
Triadic
#EBE6B2
Triadic
#B2EBE6
Split comp.
#D3EBB2
Split comp.
#B2EBCA

Tints & Shades of #E6B2EB

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

#E9BAED
#EDC6F0
#EFCEF2
#F3DBF6
#F6E3F8
#FAEFFB

Shades

#D885E0
#CA59D4
#B732C3
#8D2796
#631B69
#39103D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E6B2EB.

How #E6B2EB 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#E6B2EB
Protanopia#BCBCEB
Protanomaly#CEB8EB
Deuteranopia#C5C5EA
Deuteranomaly#D3BEEA
Tritanopia#E0BABA
Tritanomaly#E2B7D0
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #E6B2EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6b2eb: #E6B2EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6B2EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6b2eb': '#E6B2EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.698, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_e6b2eb">#E6B2EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6B2EB"

More Pink Colors

#E6B2EB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E6B2EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6B2EB?

#E6B2EB is a lightest pink — rgb(230, 178, 235) in RGB and hsl(295, 59%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #E6B2EB?

#E6B2EB is rgb(230, 178, 235) — red 230, green 178, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6B2EB?

#E6B2EB converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 24%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6B2EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6B2EB scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6B2EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6B2EB 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 6.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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