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#E8E3ED Color

#E8E3ED is rgb(232, 227, 237) in RGB, hsl(270, 22%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8E3ED
HEX#E8E3ED
RGBrgb(232, 227, 237)
HSLhsl(270, 22%, 91%)
HSVhsv(270, 4%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.014 308.3)
LABlab(90.85% 3.09 -4.25)
LCHlch(90.85% 5.25 305.98)

What #E8E3ED 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 #E8E3ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 5.29Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 5.36Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.55Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 6.1Platinum#E5E4E2ΔE 6.14Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 6.93

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

#E8E3ED Channel Values

How #E8E3ED 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 227 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 22% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 4% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8E3ED 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8E3ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8E3ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8E3ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8E3ED
Complementary
#E8EDE3
Analogous
#E3E3ED
Analogous
#EDE3ED
Triadic
#EDE8E3
Triadic
#E3EDE8
Split comp.
#EDEDE3
Split comp.
#E3EDE3

Tints & Shades of #E8E3ED

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

#EBE6EF
#EDE9F1
#F0ECF3
#F2EFF5
#F5F3F7
#F7F6F9

Shades

#C9BED5
#A895BB
#8A70A4
#695280
#4A3A5A
#292032

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8E3ED.

How #E8E3ED 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#E8E3ED
Protanopia#E4E4ED
Protanomaly#E6E4ED
Deuteranopia#E5E5ED
Deuteranomaly#E6E4ED
Tritanopia#E7E4E4
Tritanomaly#E7E4E8
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #E8E3ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8e3ed: #E8E3ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8E3ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8e3ed': '#E8E3ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.890, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e8e3ed">#E8E3ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8E3ED"

More Purple Colors

#E8E3ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E8E3ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8E3ED?

#E8E3ED is a lightest purple — rgb(232, 227, 237) in RGB and hsl(270, 22%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #E8E3ED?

#E8E3ED is rgb(232, 227, 237) — red 232, green 227, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8E3ED?

#E8E3ED converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8E3ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8E3ED scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8E3ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8E3ED 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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