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#E187FD Color

#E187FD is rgb(225, 135, 253) in RGB, hsl(286, 97%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 47%, 0%, 1%) 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 9.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E187FD
HEX#E187FD
RGBrgb(225, 135, 253)
HSLhsl(286, 97%, 76%)
HSVhsv(286, 47%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 47%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.185 317.8)
LABlab(69.52% 49.06 -45.02)
LCHlch(69.52% 66.59 317.46)

What #E187FD 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 #E187FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 9.48Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.35Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.91Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.99Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 13.29Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.49

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

#E187FD Channel Values

How #E187FD 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 135 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 97% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 47% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E187FD 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 text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E187FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E187FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E187FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E187FD
Complementary
#A2FD86
Analogous
#A686FD
Analogous
#FD86DE
Triadic
#FDE186
Triadic
#86FDE1
Split comp.
#DEFD86
Split comp.
#86FDA6

Tints & Shades of #E187FD

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

#E596FD
#E9A5FE
#EDB4FE
#F1C8FE
#F5D7FE
#F9E6FF

Shades

#D554FC
#C81DFC
#AE03E2
#8703B0
#61027E
#360146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E187FD.

How #E187FD 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#E187FD
Protanopia#9B9BFD
Protanomaly#BB94FD
Deuteranopia#ACACFB
Deuteranomaly#C39EFC
Tritanopia#D49D9D
Tritanomaly#D994CB
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E187FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e187fd: #E187FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E187FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e187fd': '#E187FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.529, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_e187fd">#E187FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E187FD"

More Purple Colors

#E187FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E187FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E187FD?

#E187FD is a light purple — rgb(225, 135, 253) in RGB and hsl(286, 97%, 76%) 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 9.48.

What is the RGB value of #E187FD?

#E187FD is rgb(225, 135, 253) — red 225, green 135, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E187FD?

#E187FD converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 47%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E187FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E187FD scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E187FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E187FD 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 9.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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