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#E188FC Color

#E188FC is rgb(225, 136, 252) in RGB, hsl(286, 95%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 46%, 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 9.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E188FC
HEX#E188FC
RGBrgb(225, 136, 252)
HSLhsl(286, 95%, 76%)
HSVhsv(286, 46%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 46%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.183 318)
LABlab(69.69% 48.43 -44.23)
LCHlch(69.69% 65.58 317.60)

What #E188FC 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 #E188FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 9.1Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.91Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.67Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.91Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 12.92Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.35

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

#E188FC Channel Values

How #E188FC 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 136 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 95% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 46% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E188FC 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E188FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E188FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E188FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E188FC
Complementary
#A3FC88
Analogous
#A788FC
Analogous
#FC88DD
Triadic
#FCE188
Triadic
#88FCE1
Split comp.
#DDFC88
Split comp.
#88FCA7

Tints & Shades of #E188FC

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

#E597FC
#E8A5FD
#ECB4FD
#F1C8FE
#F5D7FE
#F9E6FE

Shades

#D456FB
#C61FF9
#AD06E0
#8604AE
#60037C
#360246

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E188FC.

How #E188FC 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#E188FC
Protanopia#9C9CFC
Protanomaly#BC94FC
Deuteranopia#ACACFA
Deuteranomaly#C49FFB
Tritanopia#D49D9D
Tritanomaly#D995CA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E188FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e188fc: #E188FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E188FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e188fc': '#E188FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.533, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_e188fc">#E188FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E188FC"

More Purple Colors

#E188FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E188FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E188FC?

#E188FC is a light purple — rgb(225, 136, 252) in RGB and hsl(286, 95%, 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 9.1.

What is the RGB value of #E188FC?

#E188FC is rgb(225, 136, 252) — red 225, green 136, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E188FC?

#E188FC converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 46%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E188FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E188FC scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E188FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E188FC 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 9.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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