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#E6DBFF Color

#E6DBFF is rgb(230, 219, 255) in RGB, hsl(258, 100%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6DBFF
HEX#E6DBFF
RGBrgb(230, 219, 255)
HSLhsl(258, 100%, 93%)
HSVhsv(258, 14%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.05 299.4)
LABlab(89.13% 8.88 -16.18)
LCHlch(89.13% 18.46 298.77)

What #E6DBFF 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 #E6DBFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 6.76Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.56Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 9.26Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.66Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.72Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 11.36

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

#E6DBFF Channel Values

How #E6DBFF 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 219 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 100% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 14% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6DBFF 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 text15.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E6DBFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E6DBFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6DBFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E6DBFF
Complementary
#F4FFDB
Analogous
#DBE2FF
Analogous
#F8DBFF
Triadic
#FFE6DB
Triadic
#DBFFE6
Split comp.
#FFF8DB
Split comp.
#E2FFDB

Tints & Shades of #E6DBFF

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

#EAE0FF
#EAE0FF
#EDE5FF
#F1EBFF
#F4F0FF
#F4F0FF

Shades

#B899FF
#8D5CFF
#5E1AFF
#4000D6
#2C0094
#1A0057

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E6DBFF.

How #E6DBFF 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#E6DBFF
Protanopia#DDDDFF
Protanomaly#E1DCFF
Deuteranopia#DFDFFF
Deuteranomaly#E2DDFF
Tritanopia#E1E0E0
Tritanomaly#E3DEED
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E6DBFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6dbff: #E6DBFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6DBFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6dbff': '#E6DBFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.859, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e6dbff">#E6DBFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6DBFF"

More Purple Colors

#E6DBFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E6DBFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6DBFF?

#E6DBFF is a lightest purple — rgb(230, 219, 255) in RGB and hsl(258, 100%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #E6DBFF?

#E6DBFF is rgb(230, 219, 255) — red 230, green 219, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6DBFF?

#E6DBFF converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6DBFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6DBFF scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6DBFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6DBFF 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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