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#E7BBED Color

#E7BBED is rgb(231, 187, 237) in RGB, hsl(293, 58%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 7%) 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 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7BBED
HEX#E7BBED
RGBrgb(231, 187, 237)
HSLhsl(293, 58%, 83%)
HSVhsv(293, 21%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.083 322.3)
LABlab(81.04% 22.60 -18.74)
LCHlch(81.04% 29.36 320.34)

What #E7BBED 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 #E7BBED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.14Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 9.19Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.71Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 11.26Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 11.28Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.49

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

#E7BBED Channel Values

How #E7BBED 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 231 · G 187 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 58% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 21% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7BBED 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 text12.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E7BBED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E7BBED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7BBED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E7BBED
Complementary
#C0EDBB
Analogous
#CEBBED
Analogous
#EDBBDA
Triadic
#EDE7BB
Triadic
#BBEDE7
Split comp.
#DAEDBB
Split comp.
#BBEDCE

Tints & Shades of #E7BBED

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

#EAC3EF
#EDCBF1
#EFD3F3
#F4DFF6
#F7E7F9
#F9EFFB

Shades

#D78EE1
#C65ED4
#B534C5
#8C2999
#631D6D
#37103C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E7BBED.

How #E7BBED 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#E7BBED
Protanopia#C3C3ED
Protanomaly#D3C0ED
Deuteranopia#CBCBEC
Deuteranomaly#D7C5EC
Tritanopia#E1C2C2
Tritanomaly#E4BFD5
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E7BBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e7bbed: #E7BBED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7BBED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7bbed': '#E7BBED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.733, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e7bbed">#E7BBED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7BBED"

More Pink Colors

#E7BBED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E7BBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7BBED?

#E7BBED is a lightest pink — rgb(231, 187, 237) in RGB and hsl(293, 58%, 83%) 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 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #E7BBED?

#E7BBED is rgb(231, 187, 237) — red 231, green 187, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7BBED?

#E7BBED converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7BBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7BBED scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7BBED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7BBED 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 11.55, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.