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#E278ED Color

#E278ED is rgb(226, 120, 237) in RGB, hsl(294, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 49%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E278ED
HEX#E278ED
RGBrgb(226, 120, 237)
HSLhsl(294, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(294, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.194 323.7)
LABlab(66.15% 54.21 -41.50)
LCHlch(66.15% 68.28 322.56)

What #E278ED 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 #E278ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.13Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.33Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.24Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.26Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.55Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 12.27

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

#E278ED Channel Values

How #E278ED 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 226 · G 120 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E278ED 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E278ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E278ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E278ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E278ED
Complementary
#84ED78
Analogous
#A778ED
Analogous
#ED78BE
Triadic
#EDE178
Triadic
#78EDE1
Split comp.
#BEED78
Split comp.
#78EDA7

Tints & Shades of #E278ED

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

#E58AEF
#E99CF2
#EDAEF4
#F1C0F6
#F5D2F9
#F9E4FB

Shades

#D850E7
#CE23E1
#AC1ABC
#831490
#5E0E67
#35083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E278ED.

How #E278ED 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#E278ED
Protanopia#9292ED
Protanomaly#B788ED
Deuteranopia#A5A5EB
Deuteranomaly#C195EC
Tritanopia#D78E8E
Tritanomaly#DB86BC
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E278ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e278ed: #E278ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E278ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e278ed': '#E278ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.471, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e278ed">#E278ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E278ED"

More Pink Colors

#E278ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E278ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E278ED?

#E278ED is a light pink — rgb(226, 120, 237) in RGB and hsl(294, 76%, 70%) 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 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #E278ED?

#E278ED is rgb(226, 120, 237) — red 226, green 120, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E278ED?

#E278ED converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E278ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E278ED scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E278ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E278ED 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 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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