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#E0A3E1 Color

#E0A3E1 is rgb(224, 163, 225) in RGB, hsl(299, 51%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E0A3E1
HEX#E0A3E1
RGBrgb(224, 163, 225)
HSLhsl(299, 51%, 76%)
HSVhsv(299, 28%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.108 326)
LABlab(74.45% 30.70 -22.25)
LCHlch(74.45% 37.92 324.06)

What #E0A3E1 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 #E0A3E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 1.21Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 6.23Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.78Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.82Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.98Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 8.09

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

#E0A3E1 Channel Values

How #E0A3E1 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 163 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 51% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 28% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E0A3E1 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E0A3E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E0A3E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E0A3E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E0A3E1
Complementary
#A4E1A3
Analogous
#C1A3E1
Analogous
#E1A3C3
Triadic
#E1E0A3
Triadic
#A3E1E0
Split comp.
#C3E1A3
Split comp.
#A3E1C1

Tints & Shades of #E0A3E1

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

#E4AEE5
#E8BAE9
#ECC5EC
#F1D5F1
#F5E0F5
#F9ECF9

Shades

#D37CD5
#C552C7
#AB38AD
#852C87
#5F1F60
#351136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E0A3E1.

How #E0A3E1 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#E0A3E1
Protanopia#AFAFE1
Protanomaly#C5ABE1
Deuteranopia#BABAE0
Deuteranomaly#CAB1E0
Tritanopia#D9ACAC
Tritanomaly#DCA9C4
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E0A3E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e0a3e1: #E0A3E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E0A3E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e0a3e1': '#E0A3E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.639, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_e0a3e1">#E0A3E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#E0A3E1"

More Pink Colors

#E0A3E1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E0A3E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E0A3E1?

#E0A3E1 is a light pink — rgb(224, 163, 225) in RGB and hsl(299, 51%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.21.

What is the RGB value of #E0A3E1?

#E0A3E1 is rgb(224, 163, 225) — red 224, green 163, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E0A3E1?

#E0A3E1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E0A3E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E0A3E1 scores 2:1 against white and 10.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E0A3E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E0A3E1 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 1.21, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.