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#E081FD Color

#E081FD is rgb(224, 129, 253) in RGB, hsl(286, 97%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 49%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E081FD
HEX#E081FD
RGBrgb(224, 129, 253)
HSLhsl(286, 97%, 75%)
HSVhsv(286, 49%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 49%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.195 317.9)
LABlab(68.22% 51.65 -47.06)
LCHlch(68.22% 69.88 317.67)

What #E081FD 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 #E081FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 8.81Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 10.74Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 13.98Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.09Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.19Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.27

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

#E081FD Channel Values

How #E081FD 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 224 · G 129 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 97% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 49% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E081FD 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 text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E081FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E081FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E081FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E081FD
Complementary
#9EFD81
Analogous
#A281FD
Analogous
#FD81DC
Triadic
#FDE081
Triadic
#81FDE0
Split comp.
#DCFD81
Split comp.
#81FDA2

Tints & Shades of #E081FD

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

#E490FD
#E9A5FE
#EDB4FE
#F0C3FE
#F4D2FE
#F9E6FF

Shades

#D44FFC
#C81DFC
#AE03E2
#8403AB
#5D0279
#360146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E081FD.

How #E081FD 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#E081FD
Protanopia#9797FD
Protanomaly#B98FFD
Deuteranopia#A8A8FB
Deuteranomaly#C19AFC
Tritanopia#D39898
Tritanomaly#D890C9
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E081FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e081fd: #E081FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E081FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e081fd': '#E081FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.506, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_e081fd">#E081FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E081FD"

More Purple Colors

#E081FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E081FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E081FD?

#E081FD is a light purple — rgb(224, 129, 253) in RGB and hsl(286, 97%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #E081FD?

#E081FD is rgb(224, 129, 253) — red 224, green 129, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E081FD?

#E081FD converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 49%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E081FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E081FD scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E081FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E081FD 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.74, which is visibly different.

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