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#E8BEFD Color

#E8BEFD is rgb(232, 190, 253) in RGB, hsl(280, 94%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 1%) 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 9.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8BEFD
HEX#E8BEFD
RGBrgb(232, 190, 253)
HSLhsl(280, 94%, 87%)
HSVhsv(280, 25%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.096 314.3)
LABlab(82.28% 23.74 -25.37)
LCHlch(82.28% 34.74 313.10)

What #E8BEFD 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 #E8BEFD, 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 purple in the library.

#E8BEFD Channel Values

How #E8BEFD 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 190 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 94% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 25% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8BEFD 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8BEFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8BEFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E8BEFD

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.

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How #E8BEFD 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#E8BEFD
Protanopia#C6C6FD
Protanomaly#D4C3FD
Deuteranopia#CDCDFC
Deuteranomaly#D8C7FC
Tritanopia#E0C7C7
Tritanomaly#E3C4DF
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8BEFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8befd: #E8BEFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8BEFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8befd': '#E8BEFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.745, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_e8befd">#E8BEFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8BEFD"

More Purple Colors

#E8BEFD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8BEFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8BEFD?

#E8BEFD is a lightest purple — rgb(232, 190, 253) in RGB and hsl(280, 94%, 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 9.46.

What is the RGB value of #E8BEFD?

#E8BEFD is rgb(232, 190, 253) — red 232, green 190, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8BEFD?

#E8BEFD converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8BEFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8BEFD scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8BEFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8BEFD 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 11.85, which is visibly different.

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