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#E9BBF7 Color

#E9BBF7 is rgb(233, 187, 247) in RGB, hsl(286, 79%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9BBF7
HEX#E9BBF7
RGBrgb(233, 187, 247)
HSLhsl(286, 79%, 85%)
HSVhsv(286, 24%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.095 318.2)
LABlab(81.51% 24.71 -23.34)
LCHlch(81.51% 33.99 316.64)

What #E9BBF7 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 #E9BBF7, 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 purple in the library.

#E9BBF7 Channel Values

How #E9BBF7 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 187 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 79% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 24% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 3%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 #E9BBF7 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 #E9BBF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9BBF7; 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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Tints & Shades of #E9BBF7

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.

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How #E9BBF7 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#E9BBF7
Protanopia#C4C4F7
Protanomaly#D4C0F7
Deuteranopia#CCCCF6
Deuteranomaly#D8C5F6
Tritanopia#E2C4C4
Tritanomaly#E5C0DA
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

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Using #E9BBF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9bbf7: #E9BBF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9BBF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9bbf7': '#E9BBF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.733, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_e9bbf7">#E9BBF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9BBF7"

More Purple Colors

#E9BBF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E9BBF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9BBF7?

#E9BBF7 is a lightest purple — rgb(233, 187, 247) in RGB and hsl(286, 79%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #E9BBF7?

#E9BBF7 is rgb(233, 187, 247) — red 233, green 187, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9BBF7?

#E9BBF7 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9BBF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9BBF7 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 #E9BBF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9BBF7 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 10.22, which is visibly different.

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