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#E9B1EC Color

#E9B1EC is rgb(233, 177, 236) in RGB, hsl(297, 61%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9B1EC
HEX#E9B1EC
RGBrgb(233, 177, 236)
HSLhsl(297, 61%, 81%)
HSVhsv(297, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.101 324.8)
LABlab(78.89% 28.20 -21.40)
LCHlch(78.89% 35.40 322.81)

What #E9B1EC 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 #E9B1EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.08Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.53Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.26Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.11Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.48Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.85

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

#E9B1EC Channel Values

How #E9B1EC 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 233 · G 177 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 61% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9B1EC 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E9B1EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E9B1EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9B1EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E9B1EC
Complementary
#B4ECB1
Analogous
#CCB1EC
Analogous
#ECB1D2
Triadic
#ECE9B1
Triadic
#B1ECE9
Split comp.
#D2ECB1
Split comp.
#B1ECCC

Tints & Shades of #E9B1EC

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

#EBB9EE
#EFC6F1
#F1CEF3
#F5DAF6
#F7E2F8
#FAEFFB

Shades

#DC84E1
#D057D6
#BE30C5
#922598
#671A6B
#3B0F3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E9B1EC.

How #E9B1EC 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#E9B1EC
Protanopia#BCBCEC
Protanomaly#D0B8EC
Deuteranopia#C6C6EB
Deuteranomaly#D5BEEB
Tritanopia#E2BABA
Tritanomaly#E5B6D0
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

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Using #E9B1EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9b1ec: #E9B1EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9B1EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9b1ec': '#E9B1EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.694, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_e9b1ec">#E9B1EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9B1EC"

More Pink Colors

#E9B1EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E9B1EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9B1EC?

#E9B1EC is a lightest pink — rgb(233, 177, 236) in RGB and hsl(297, 61%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #E9B1EC?

#E9B1EC is rgb(233, 177, 236) — red 233, green 177, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9B1EC?

#E9B1EC converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9B1EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9B1EC scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9B1EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9B1EC 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 6.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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