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#E279EC Color

#E279EC is rgb(226, 121, 236) in RGB, hsl(295, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 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 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E279EC
HEX#E279EC
RGBrgb(226, 121, 236)
HSLhsl(295, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(295, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.192 324)
LABlab(66.30% 53.61 -40.72)
LCHlch(66.30% 67.32 322.78)

What #E279EC 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 #E279EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 5.35Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 7.6Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.67Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 9.41Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 12.5Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 12.58

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

#E279EC Channel Values

How #E279EC 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 121 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E279EC 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E279EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E279EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E279EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E279EC
Complementary
#83EC79
Analogous
#A979EC
Analogous
#EC79BC
Triadic
#ECE279
Triadic
#79ECE2
Split comp.
#BCEC79
Split comp.
#79ECA9

Tints & Shades of #E279EC

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

#E68BEE
#EA9DF1
#EEAFF4
#F2C1F6
#F5D2F9
#F9E4FB

Shades

#DA51E6
#D024E0
#AE1BBB
#85148F
#5F0F67
#36083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E279EC.

How #E279EC 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#E279EC
Protanopia#9292EC
Protanomaly#B889EC
Deuteranopia#A6A6EA
Deuteranomaly#C196EB
Tritanopia#D78F8F
Tritanomaly#DB86BB
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E279EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e279ec: #E279EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E279EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e279ec': '#E279EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.475, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_e279ec">#E279EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E279EC"

More Pink Colors

#E279EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E279EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E279EC?

#E279EC is a light pink — rgb(226, 121, 236) in RGB and hsl(295, 75%, 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 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #E279EC?

#E279EC is rgb(226, 121, 236) — red 226, green 121, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E279EC?

#E279EC converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E279EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E279EC scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E279EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E279EC 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 5.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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