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#E8D4ED Color

#E8D4ED is rgb(232, 212, 237) in RGB, hsl(288, 41%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8D4ED
HEX#E8D4ED
RGBrgb(232, 212, 237)
HSLhsl(288, 41%, 88%)
HSVhsv(288, 11%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.04 319.5)
LABlab(87.14% 10.44 -9.68)
LCHlch(87.14% 14.24 317.15)

What #E8D4ED 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 #E8D4ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 5.93Pink Lace#FFDDF4ΔE 6.95Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.37Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 8.44Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 8.94Mimi Pink#FFDAE9ΔE 9.3

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

#E8D4ED Channel Values

How #E8D4ED 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 212 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 41% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 11% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8D4ED 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8D4ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8D4ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8D4ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8D4ED
Complementary
#D9EDD4
Analogous
#DBD4ED
Analogous
#EDD4E5
Triadic
#EDE8D4
Triadic
#D4EDE8
Split comp.
#E5EDD4
Split comp.
#D4EDDB

Tints & Shades of #E8D4ED

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

#EAD7EE
#EEDFF1
#F0E2F3
#F3E9F6
#F5EDF7
#F9F4FA

Shades

#D1A9DB
#BA7EC9
#A352B7
#7F3C90
#592A65
#33183A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8D4ED.

How #E8D4ED 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#E8D4ED
Protanopia#D8D8ED
Protanomaly#DED6ED
Deuteranopia#DBDBEC
Deuteranomaly#E0D8ED
Tritanopia#E5D7D7
Tritanomaly#E6D6E0
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8D4ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8d4ed: #E8D4ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8D4ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8d4ed': '#E8D4ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.831, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e8d4ed">#E8D4ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8D4ED"

More Purple Colors

#E8D4ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E8D4ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8D4ED?

#E8D4ED is a lightest purple — rgb(232, 212, 237) in RGB and hsl(288, 41%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #E8D4ED?

#E8D4ED is rgb(232, 212, 237) — red 232, green 212, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8D4ED?

#E8D4ED converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8D4ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8D4ED scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8D4ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8D4ED 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 7.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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