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#E7BBFB Color

#E7BBFB is rgb(231, 187, 251) in RGB, hsl(281, 89%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7BBFB
HEX#E7BBFB
RGBrgb(231, 187, 251)
HSLhsl(281, 89%, 86%)
HSVhsv(281, 25%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.099 315.1)
LABlab(81.43% 24.63 -25.60)
LCHlch(81.43% 35.52 313.88)

What #E7BBFB 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 #E7BBFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E7BBFB Channel Values

How #E7BBFB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 89% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 25% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7BBFB 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E7BBFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7BBFB; 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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Tints & Shades of #E7BBFB

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

Shades

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How #E7BBFB 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#E7BBFB
Protanopia#C3C3FB
Protanomaly#D3C0FB
Deuteranopia#CBCBFA
Deuteranomaly#D7C5FA
Tritanopia#DFC5C5
Tritanomaly#E2C1DD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E7BBFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e7bbfb: #E7BBFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7BBFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7bbfb': '#E7BBFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.733, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_e7bbfb">#E7BBFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7BBFB"

More Purple Colors

#E7BBFB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E7BBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7BBFB?

#E7BBFB is a lightest purple — rgb(231, 187, 251) in RGB and hsl(281, 89%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #E7BBFB?

#E7BBFB is rgb(231, 187, 251) — red 231, green 187, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7BBFB?

#E7BBFB converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7BBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7BBFB scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7BBFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7BBFB 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 10.78, which is visibly different.

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