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#E9BAED Color

#E9BAED is rgb(233, 186, 237) in RGB, hsl(295, 59%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9BAED
HEX#E9BAED
RGBrgb(233, 186, 237)
HSLhsl(295, 59%, 83%)
HSVhsv(295, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.086 323.7)
LABlab(81.00% 23.80 -18.77)
LCHlch(81.00% 30.31 321.73)

What #E9BAED 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 #E9BAED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.36Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 8.75Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.65Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.71Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 10.97Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 11.26

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

#E9BAED Channel Values

How #E9BAED 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 186 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 59% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9BAED 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E9BAED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E9BAED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9BAED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E9BAED
Complementary
#BEEDBA
Analogous
#CFBAED
Analogous
#EDBAD8
Triadic
#EDE9BA
Triadic
#BAEDE9
Split comp.
#D8EDBA
Split comp.
#BAEDCF

Tints & Shades of #E9BAED

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

#ECC2EF
#EECAF1
#F1D2F3
#F5DFF7
#F7E7F9
#FAEFFB

Shades

#DB8DE2
#CB5DD5
#BA33C7
#91289A
#671C6D
#39103D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E9BAED.

How #E9BAED 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#E9BAED
Protanopia#C3C3ED
Protanomaly#D3C0ED
Deuteranopia#CBCBEC
Deuteranomaly#D8C5EC
Tritanopia#E3C1C1
Tritanomaly#E6BED4
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E9BAED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9baed: #E9BAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9BAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9baed': '#E9BAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.729, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e9baed">#E9BAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9BAED"

More Pink Colors

#E9BAED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E9BAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9BAED?

#E9BAED is a lightest pink — rgb(233, 186, 237) in RGB and hsl(295, 59%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #E9BAED?

#E9BAED is rgb(233, 186, 237) — red 233, green 186, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9BAED?

#E9BAED converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9BAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9BAED scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9BAED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9BAED 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 10.71, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.