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#E8BFDC Color

#E8BFDC is rgb(232, 191, 220) in RGB, hsl(318, 47%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (#D8BFD8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8BFDC
HEX#E8BFDC
RGBrgb(232, 191, 220)
HSLhsl(318, 47%, 83%)
HSVhsv(318, 18%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.06 336.8)
LABlab(81.64% 18.63 -8.75)
LCHlch(81.64% 20.59 334.85)

What #E8BFDC 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 #E8BFDC, 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 pink in the library.

#E8BFDC Channel Values

How #E8BFDC 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 191 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 47% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 18% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 5% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8BFDC 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 text12.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8BFDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8BFDC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E8BFDC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8BFDC.

How #E8BFDC 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#E8BFDC
Protanopia#C7C7DC
Protanomaly#D5C4DC
Deuteranopia#CECEDB
Deuteranomaly#D9C8DB
Tritanopia#E5C3C3
Tritanomaly#E6C1CD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8BFDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8bfdc: #E8BFDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8BFDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8bfdc': '#E8BFDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.749, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_e8bfdc">#E8BFDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8BFDC"

More Pink Colors

#E8BFDC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8BFDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8BFDC?

#E8BFDC is a lightest pink — rgb(232, 191, 220) in RGB and hsl(318, 47%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #E8BFDC?

#E8BFDC is rgb(232, 191, 220) — red 232, green 191, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8BFDC?

#E8BFDC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8BFDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8BFDC scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8BFDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8BFDC 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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