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#E7BDFF Color

#E7BDFF is rgb(231, 189, 255) in RGB, hsl(278, 100%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 26%, 0%, 0%) 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 8.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7BDFF
HEX#E7BDFF
RGBrgb(231, 189, 255)
HSLhsl(278, 100%, 87%)
HSVhsv(278, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 26%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.1 313)
LABlab(82.01% 24.21 -26.85)
LCHlch(82.01% 36.15 312.04)

What #E7BDFF 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 #E7BDFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.01Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.97Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.01Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 11.93Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 14.53Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 14.68

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

#E7BDFF Channel Values

How #E7BDFF 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 189 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 100% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7BDFF 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E7BDFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E7BDFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7BDFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E7BDFF
Complementary
#D5FFBD
Analogous
#C6BDFF
Analogous
#FFBDF6
Triadic
#FFE7BD
Triadic
#BDFFE7
Split comp.
#F6FFBD
Split comp.
#BDFFC6

Tints & Shades of #E7BDFF

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

#EAC7FF
#ECCCFF
#F0D6FF
#F2DBFF
#F6E5FF
#F8EBFF

Shades

#D080FF
#BA42FF
#A305FF
#8100CC
#5A008F
#340052

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E7BDFF.

How #E7BDFF 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#E7BDFF
Protanopia#C5C5FF
Protanomaly#D3C2FF
Deuteranopia#CCCCFE
Deuteranomaly#D7C6FE
Tritanopia#DFC7C7
Tritanomaly#E2C3E0
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E7BDFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e7bdff: #E7BDFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7BDFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7bdff': '#E7BDFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.741, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e7bdff">#E7BDFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E7BDFF"

More Purple Colors

#E7BDFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E7BDFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7BDFF?

#E7BDFF is a lightest purple — rgb(231, 189, 255) in RGB and hsl(278, 100%, 87%) 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 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #E7BDFF?

#E7BDFF is rgb(231, 189, 255) — red 231, green 189, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7BDFF?

#E7BDFF converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 26%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7BDFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7BDFF scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7BDFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7BDFF 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 11.93, which is visibly different.

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