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#E09FFE Color

#E09FFE is rgb(224, 159, 254) in RGB, hsl(281, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E09FFE
HEX#E09FFE
RGBrgb(224, 159, 254)
HSLhsl(281, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(281, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.147 314.6)
LABlab(74.48% 36.97 -37.90)
LCHlch(74.48% 52.94 314.29)

What #E09FFE 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 #E09FFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 5.11Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 6.84Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 7.51Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.75Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 12.48Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.55

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

#E09FFE Channel Values

How #E09FFE 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 159 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E09FFE 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E09FFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E09FFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E09FFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E09FFE
Complementary
#BDFE9F
Analogous
#B09FFE
Analogous
#FE9FED
Triadic
#FEE09F
Triadic
#9FFEE0
Split comp.
#EDFE9F
Split comp.
#9FFEB0

Tints & Shades of #E09FFE

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

#E3A9FE
#E8B8FE
#EBC2FE
#F0D2FF
#F4DCFF
#F8EBFF

Shades

#CE68FD
#BC30FD
#A602F2
#8002BB
#5A0183
#34014C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E09FFE.

How #E09FFE 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#E09FFE
Protanopia#ACACFE
Protanomaly#C3A7FE
Deuteranopia#B8B8FD
Deuteranomaly#C9AEFD
Tritanopia#D5AFAF
Tritanomaly#D9A9D3
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E09FFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e09ffe: #E09FFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E09FFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e09ffe': '#E09FFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.624, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e09ffe">#E09FFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E09FFE"

More Purple Colors

#E09FFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E09FFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E09FFE?

#E09FFE is a lightest purple — rgb(224, 159, 254) in RGB and hsl(281, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #E09FFE?

#E09FFE is rgb(224, 159, 254) — red 224, green 159, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E09FFE?

#E09FFE converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 37%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E09FFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E09FFE scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E09FFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E09FFE 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 17.09, which is visibly different.

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