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#E8B5F2 Color

#E8B5F2 is rgb(232, 181, 242) in RGB, hsl(290, 70%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8B5F2
HEX#E8B5F2
RGBrgb(232, 181, 242)
HSLhsl(290, 70%, 83%)
HSVhsv(290, 25%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.1 320.8)
LABlab(79.88% 26.69 -23.14)
LCHlch(79.88% 35.32 319.07)

What #E8B5F2 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 #E8B5F2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.76Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.02Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.28Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.68Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.74Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.43

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

#E8B5F2 Channel Values

How #E8B5F2 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 232 · G 181 · B 2428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 70% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 25% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8B5F2 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8B5F2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8B5F2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8B5F2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8B5F2
Complementary
#BFF2B5
Analogous
#CAB5F2
Analogous
#F2B5DE
Triadic
#F2E8B5
Triadic
#B5F2E8
Split comp.
#DEF2B5
Split comp.
#B5F2CA

Tints & Shades of #E8B5F2

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

#EBBEF4
#EDC7F5
#F0CFF7
#F4DCF9
#F7E5FA
#FAEEFC

Shades

#D986EA
#C952E0
#B725D4
#8E1DA5
#651575
#380B41

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8B5F2.

How #E8B5F2 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#E8B5F2
Protanopia#BFBFF2
Protanomaly#D1BBF2
Deuteranopia#C8C8F1
Deuteranomaly#D5C1F1
Tritanopia#E1BEBE
Tritanomaly#E4BBD5
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

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Using #E8B5F2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8b5f2: #E8B5F2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8B5F2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8b5f2': '#E8B5F2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.710, blue: 0.949)
Android XML<color name="color_e8b5f2">#E8B5F2</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8B5F2"

More Pink Colors

#E8B5F2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E8B5F2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8B5F2?

#E8B5F2 is a lightest pink — rgb(232, 181, 242) in RGB and hsl(290, 70%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #E8B5F2?

#E8B5F2 is rgb(232, 181, 242) — red 232, green 181, and blue 242 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8B5F2?

#E8B5F2 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8B5F2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8B5F2 scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8B5F2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8B5F2 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 7.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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