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#E8BBF6 Color

#E8BBF6 is rgb(232, 187, 246) in RGB, hsl(286, 77%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 4%) 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 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8BBF6
HEX#E8BBF6
RGBrgb(232, 187, 246)
HSLhsl(286, 77%, 85%)
HSVhsv(286, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.094 318.1)
LABlab(81.38% 24.23 -23.00)
LCHlch(81.38% 33.41 316.49)

What #E8BBF6 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 #E8BBF6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.81Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.29Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.36Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.87Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 11.12Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 12.68

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

#E8BBF6 Channel Values

How #E8BBF6 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 187 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 77% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8BBF6 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 text12.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8BBF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8BBF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8BBF6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8BBF6
Complementary
#C9F6BB
Analogous
#CBBBF6
Analogous
#F6BBE6
Triadic
#F6E8BB
Triadic
#BBF6E8
Split comp.
#E6F6BB
Split comp.
#BBF6CB

Tints & Shades of #E8BBF6

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

#EBC4F7
#EECDF9
#F1D6FA
#F3DBFA
#F6E4FB
#F9EDFD

Shades

#D685EF
#C653E9
#B41DE2
#8C17B0
#61107A
#3A0948

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8BBF6.

How #E8BBF6 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#E8BBF6
Protanopia#C4C4F6
Protanomaly#D3C0F6
Deuteranopia#CBCBF5
Deuteranomaly#D7C5F5
Tritanopia#E1C4C4
Tritanomaly#E4C0DA
Achromatopsia#CACACA

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Using #E8BBF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8bbf6: #E8BBF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8BBF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8bbf6': '#E8BBF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.733, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_e8bbf6">#E8BBF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8BBF6"

More Purple Colors

#E8BBF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E8BBF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8BBF6?

#E8BBF6 is a lightest purple — rgb(232, 187, 246) in RGB and hsl(286, 77%, 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 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #E8BBF6?

#E8BBF6 is rgb(232, 187, 246) — red 232, green 187, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8BBF6?

#E8BBF6 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8BBF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8BBF6 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8BBF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8BBF6 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 10.36, which is visibly different.

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