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#E6BAF8 Color

#E6BAF8 is rgb(230, 186, 248) in RGB, hsl(283, 82%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 3%) 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 8.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6BAF8
HEX#E6BAF8
RGBrgb(230, 186, 248)
HSLhsl(283, 82%, 85%)
HSVhsv(283, 25%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.097 316)
LABlab(81.01% 24.35 -24.65)
LCHlch(81.01% 34.65 314.66)

What #E6BAF8 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 #E6BAF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.51Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.3Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.8Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.33Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 12.22Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 13.19

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

#E6BAF8 Channel Values

How #E6BAF8 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 186 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 82% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 25% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6BAF8 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6BAF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6BAF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E6BAF8
Complementary
#CBF8B9
Analogous
#C7B9F8
Analogous
#F8B9EB
Triadic
#F8E6B9
Triadic
#B9F8E6
Split comp.
#EBF8B9
Split comp.
#B9F8C7

Tints & Shades of #E6BAF8

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

#EAC3F9
#EDCCFA
#F0D5FB
#F2DAFB
#F5E3FC
#F8ECFD

Shades

#D382F3
#C14FEE
#AD17E8
#8712B5
#5D0C7D
#37074A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E6BAF8.

How #E6BAF8 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#E6BAF8
Protanopia#C2C2F8
Protanomaly#D2BFF8
Deuteranopia#CACAF7
Deuteranomaly#D6C4F7
Tritanopia#DFC3C3
Tritanomaly#E2C0DA
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #E6BAF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6baf8: #E6BAF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6BAF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6baf8': '#E6BAF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.729, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_e6baf8">#E6BAF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6BAF8"

More Purple Colors

#E6BAF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E6BAF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6BAF8?

#E6BAF8 is a lightest purple — rgb(230, 186, 248) in RGB and hsl(283, 82%, 85%) 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 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #E6BAF8?

#E6BAF8 is rgb(230, 186, 248) — red 230, green 186, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6BAF8?

#E6BAF8 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6BAF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6BAF8 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6BAF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6BAF8 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 10.33, which is visibly different.

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