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#E6B6E7 Color

#E6B6E7 is rgb(230, 182, 231) in RGB, hsl(299, 51%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6B6E7
HEX#E6B6E7
RGBrgb(230, 182, 231)
HSLhsl(299, 51%, 81%)
HSVhsv(299, 21%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.085 325.7)
LABlab(79.61% 23.95 -17.68)
LCHlch(79.61% 29.77 323.57)

What #E6B6E7 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 #E6B6E7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.93Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 7.36Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.15Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 9.46Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.71Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.06

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

#E6B6E7 Channel Values

How #E6B6E7 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 182 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 51% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 21% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6B6E7 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E6B6E7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E6B6E7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6B6E7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E6B6E7
Complementary
#B7E7B6
Analogous
#CEB6E7
Analogous
#E7B6CF
Triadic
#E7E6B6
Triadic
#B6E7E6
Split comp.
#CFE7B6
Split comp.
#B6E7CE

Tints & Shades of #E6B6E7

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

#E9BEEA
#EDC9EE
#EFD1F0
#F3DCF4
#F6E4F6
#FAF0FA

Shades

#D88BDA
#CA61CC
#B73CB9
#8D2E8E
#632064
#39133A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E6B6E7.

How #E6B6E7 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#E6B6E7
Protanopia#BFBFE7
Protanomaly#D0BCE7
Deuteranopia#C8C8E6
Deuteranomaly#D4C1E6
Tritanopia#E0BDBD
Tritanomaly#E3BACF
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

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Using #E6B6E7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6b6e7: #E6B6E7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6B6E7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6b6e7': '#E6B6E7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.714, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_e6b6e7">#E6B6E7</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6B6E7"

More Pink Colors

#E6B6E7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E6B6E7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6B6E7?

#E6B6E7 is a lightest pink — rgb(230, 182, 231) in RGB and hsl(299, 51%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #E6B6E7?

#E6B6E7 is rgb(230, 182, 231) — red 230, green 182, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6B6E7?

#E6B6E7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6B6E7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6B6E7 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6B6E7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6B6E7 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 10.06, which is visibly different.

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