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#E7BCDD Color

#E7BCDD is rgb(231, 188, 221) in RGB, hsl(314, 47%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7BCDD
HEX#E7BCDD
RGBrgb(231, 188, 221)
HSLhsl(314, 47%, 82%)
HSVhsv(314, 19%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.065 334.4)
LABlab(80.86% 19.92 -10.45)
LCHlch(80.86% 22.50 332.31)

What #E7BCDD 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 #E7BCDD, 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 pink in the library.

#E7BCDD Channel Values

How #E7BCDD 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 188 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 47% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 19% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 4% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7BCDD 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E7BCDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7BCDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E7BCDD

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E7BCDD.

How #E7BCDD 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#E7BCDD
Protanopia#C4C4DD
Protanomaly#D3C1DD
Deuteranopia#CCCCDC
Deuteranomaly#D7C6DC
Tritanopia#E3C1C1
Tritanomaly#E5BFCD
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E7BCDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e7bcdd: #E7BCDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7BCDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7bcdd': '#E7BCDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.737, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_e7bcdd">#E7BCDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7BCDD"

More Pink Colors

#E7BCDD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E7BCDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7BCDD?

#E7BCDD is a lightest pink — rgb(231, 188, 221) in RGB and hsl(314, 47%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #E7BCDD?

#E7BCDD is rgb(231, 188, 221) — red 231, green 188, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7BCDD?

#E7BCDD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7BCDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7BCDD scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7BCDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7BCDD 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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