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#E17DF7 Color

#E17DF7 is rgb(225, 125, 247) in RGB, hsl(289, 88%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 49%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E17DF7
HEX#E17DF7
RGBrgb(225, 125, 247)
HSLhsl(289, 88%, 73%)
HSVhsv(289, 49%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 49%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.195 320.2)
LABlab(67.35% 52.98 -45.14)
LCHlch(67.35% 69.60 319.56)

What #E17DF7 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 #E17DF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.91Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.06Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.97Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.11Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 12.8Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.24

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

#E17DF7 Channel Values

How #E17DF7 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 225 · G 125 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 88% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 49% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E17DF7 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E17DF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E17DF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E17DF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E17DF7
Complementary
#94F77E
Analogous
#A47EF7
Analogous
#F77ED0
Triadic
#F7E17E
Triadic
#7EF7E1
Split comp.
#D0F77E
Split comp.
#7EF7A4

Tints & Shades of #E17DF7

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

#E591F8
#E89FF9
#EDB2FA
#F0C1FB
#F5D4FC
#F8E2FD

Shades

#D54EF4
#CA1EF1
#AB0DCE
#870AA3
#5F0773
#380443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E17DF7.

How #E17DF7 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#E17DF7
Protanopia#9595F7
Protanomaly#B88CF7
Deuteranopia#A7A7F5
Deuteranomaly#C198F6
Tritanopia#D49494
Tritanomaly#DA8BC4
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E17DF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e17df7: #E17DF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E17DF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e17df7': '#E17DF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.490, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_e17df7">#E17DF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#E17DF7"

More Purple Colors

#E17DF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E17DF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E17DF7?

#E17DF7 is a light purple — rgb(225, 125, 247) in RGB and hsl(289, 88%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #E17DF7?

#E17DF7 is rgb(225, 125, 247) — red 225, green 125, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E17DF7?

#E17DF7 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 49%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E17DF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E17DF7 scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E17DF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E17DF7 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 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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