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#E9BEE4 Color

#E9BEE4 is rgb(233, 190, 228) in RGB, hsl(307, 49%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9BEE4
HEX#E9BEE4
RGBrgb(233, 190, 228)
HSLhsl(307, 49%, 83%)
HSVhsv(307, 18%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.07 330)
LABlab(81.70% 20.55 -12.92)
LCHlch(81.70% 24.27 327.84)

What #E9BEE4 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 #E9BEE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 7.09Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 7.24Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 8.51Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.12Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 10.27Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 10.47

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

#E9BEE4 Channel Values

How #E9BEE4 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 190 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 49% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 18% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 2% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9BEE4 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9BEE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9BEE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E9BEE4
Complementary
#BEE9C3
Analogous
#D9BEE9
Analogous
#E9BECF
Triadic
#E4E9BE
Triadic
#BEE4E9
Split comp.
#CFE9BE
Split comp.
#BEE9D9

Tints & Shades of #E9BEE4

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

#EBC6E7
#EECEEA
#F1D5ED
#F5E1F2
#F7E8F5
#FAF0F9

Shades

#DB95D2
#CB67BF
#BA40AC
#903185
#67235F
#391435

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E9BEE4.

How #E9BEE4 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#E9BEE4
Protanopia#C6C6E4
Protanomaly#D5C3E4
Deuteranopia#CECEE3
Deuteranomaly#D9C8E3
Tritanopia#E5C3C3
Tritanomaly#E6C1D1
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

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Using #E9BEE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9bee4: #E9BEE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9BEE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9bee4': '#E9BEE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.745, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_e9bee4">#E9BEE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9BEE4"

More Pink Colors

#E9BEE4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E9BEE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9BEE4?

#E9BEE4 is a lightest pink — rgb(233, 190, 228) in RGB and hsl(307, 49%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shampoo (#FFCFF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #E9BEE4?

#E9BEE4 is rgb(233, 190, 228) — red 233, green 190, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9BEE4?

#E9BEE4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9BEE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9BEE4 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9BEE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9BEE4 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 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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