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#E9BEF3 Color

#E9BEF3 is rgb(233, 190, 243) in RGB, hsl(289, 69%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), visibly different at ΔE 10.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9BEF3
HEX#E9BEF3
RGBrgb(233, 190, 243)
HSLhsl(289, 69%, 85%)
HSVhsv(289, 22%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.086 319.9)
LABlab(82.10% 22.62 -20.32)
LCHlch(82.10% 30.41 318.07)

What #E9BEF3 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 #E9BEF3, 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.

#E9BEF3 Channel Values

How #E9BEF3 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 2438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 69% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 22% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9BEF3 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9BEF3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9BEF3; 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 #E9BEF3

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 #E9BEF3 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#E9BEF3
Protanopia#C6C6F3
Protanomaly#D5C3F3
Deuteranopia#CECEF2
Deuteranomaly#D9C8F2
Tritanopia#E3C6C6
Tritanomaly#E5C3D9
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

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Using #E9BEF3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9bef3: #E9BEF3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9BEF3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9bef3': '#E9BEF3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.745, blue: 0.953)
Android XML<color name="color_e9bef3">#E9BEF3</color>
SVG fillfill="#E9BEF3"

More Purple Colors

#E9BEF3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E9BEF3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9BEF3?

#E9BEF3 is a lightest purple — rgb(233, 190, 243) in RGB and hsl(289, 69%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.01.

What is the RGB value of #E9BEF3?

#E9BEF3 is rgb(233, 190, 243) — red 233, green 190, and blue 243 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9BEF3?

#E9BEF3 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9BEF3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9BEF3 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9BEF3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9BEF3 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 11.97, which is visibly different.

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