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#E8BAF7 Color

#E8BAF7 is rgb(232, 186, 247) in RGB, hsl(285, 79%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8BAF7
HEX#E8BAF7
RGBrgb(232, 186, 247)
HSLhsl(285, 79%, 85%)
HSVhsv(285, 25%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.096 317.7)
LABlab(81.18% 24.88 -23.85)
LCHlch(81.18% 34.46 316.22)

What #E8BAF7 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 #E8BAF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.69Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.82Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.95Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.05Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 11.44Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.93

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

#E8BAF7 Channel Values

How #E8BAF7 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 186 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 79% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 25% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8BAF7 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8BAF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8BAF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8BAF7
Complementary
#CAF7BB
Analogous
#CABBF7
Analogous
#F7BBE8
Triadic
#F7E8BB
Triadic
#BBF7E8
Split comp.
#E8F7BB
Split comp.
#BBF7CA

Tints & Shades of #E8BAF7

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

#EBC4F8
#EECDF9
#F1D6FA
#F3DAFB
#F6E4FC
#F9EDFD

Shades

#D584F1
#C452EB
#B21BE4
#8B15B2
#600E7B
#390949

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8BAF7.

How #E8BAF7 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#E8BAF7
Protanopia#C3C3F7
Protanomaly#D3BFF7
Deuteranopia#CBCBF6
Deuteranomaly#D7C4F6
Tritanopia#E1C3C3
Tritanomaly#E4C0DA
Achromatopsia#CACACA

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Using #E8BAF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8baf7: #E8BAF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8BAF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8baf7': '#E8BAF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.729, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_e8baf7">#E8BAF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8BAF7"

More Purple Colors

#E8BAF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E8BAF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8BAF7?

#E8BAF7 is a lightest purple — rgb(232, 186, 247) in RGB and hsl(285, 79%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.69.

What is the RGB value of #E8BAF7?

#E8BAF7 is rgb(232, 186, 247) — red 232, green 186, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8BAF7?

#E8BAF7 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8BAF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8BAF7 scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8BAF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8BAF7 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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