#E6DBFB Color

#E6DBFB is rgb(230, 219, 251) in RGB, hsl(261, 80%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6DBFB

HEX#E6DBFB

RGBrgb(230, 219, 251)

HSLhsl(261, 80%, 92%)

HSVhsv(261, 13%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(91% 0.045 301.2)

LABlab(89.03% 8.29 -14.24)

LCHlch(89.03% 16.48 300.21)

What #E6DBFB 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 #E6DBFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 7.63 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.24 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 8.51 Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.05 Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 10.37 Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 10.56

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#E6DBFB Channel Values

How #E6DBFB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 230 · G 219 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 80% · L 92%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 13% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.32:1 vs white · 15.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6DBFB 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6DBFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6DBFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E6DBFB

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.

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Shades

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How #E6DBFB 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#E6DBFB

Protanopia#DDDDFB

Protanomaly#E1DCFB

Deuteranopia#DFDFFB

Deuteranomaly#E2DDFB

Tritanopia#E2DFDF

Tritanomaly#E3DEEB

Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

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Using #E6DBFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6dbfb: #E6DBFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6DBFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6dbfb': '#E6DBFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.859, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_e6dbfb">#E6DBFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#E6DBFB"

More Purple Colors

#E6DBFB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#E6DBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6DBFB?

#E6DBFB is a lightest purple — rgb(230, 219, 251) in RGB and hsl(261, 80%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #E6DBFB?

#E6DBFB is rgb(230, 219, 251) — red 230, green 219, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6DBFB?

#E6DBFB converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6DBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6DBFB scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6DBFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6DBFB 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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