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#E289F5 Color

#E289F5 is rgb(226, 137, 245) in RGB, hsl(289, 84%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 44%, 0%, 4%) 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 7.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E289F5
HEX#E289F5
RGBrgb(226, 137, 245)
HSLhsl(289, 84%, 75%)
HSVhsv(289, 44%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 44%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.175 320.4)
LABlab(69.75% 47.22 -40.31)
LCHlch(69.75% 62.08 319.51)

What #E289F5 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 #E289F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.15Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.79Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.1Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 10.72Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10.76Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 13.47

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

#E289F5 Channel Values

How #E289F5 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 137 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 84% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 44% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 4%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 #E289F5 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 #E289F5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E289F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E289F5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E289F5
Complementary
#9DF58A
Analogous
#AC8AF5
Analogous
#F58AD3
Triadic
#F5E18A
Triadic
#8AF5E1
Split comp.
#D3F58A
Split comp.
#8AF5AC

Tints & Shades of #E289F5

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

#E598F6
#EAABF8
#EDB9F9
#F1C7FA
#F4D5FB
#F9E8FD

Shades

#D55BF1
#C92CED
#B012D3
#850EA0
#5E0A71
#370642

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E289F5.

How #E289F5 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#E289F5
Protanopia#9D9DF5
Protanomaly#BD95F5
Deuteranopia#ADADF3
Deuteranomaly#C5A0F4
Tritanopia#D79C9C
Tritanomaly#DB95C6
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E289F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e289f5: #E289F5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E289F5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e289f5': '#E289F5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.537, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_e289f5">#E289F5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E289F5"

More Purple Colors

#E289F5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E289F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E289F5?

#E289F5 is a light purple — rgb(226, 137, 245) in RGB and hsl(289, 84%, 75%) 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 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #E289F5?

#E289F5 is rgb(226, 137, 245) — red 226, green 137, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E289F5?

#E289F5 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 44%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E289F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E289F5 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 #E289F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E289F5 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 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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