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#E28BF8 Color

#E28BF8 is rgb(226, 139, 248) in RGB, hsl(288, 89%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 44%, 0%, 3%) 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 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E28BF8
HEX#E28BF8
RGBrgb(226, 139, 248)
HSLhsl(288, 89%, 76%)
HSVhsv(288, 44%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 44%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.174 319.3)
LABlab(70.26% 46.68 -41.15)
LCHlch(70.26% 62.22 318.60)

What #E28BF8 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 #E28BF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.09Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.7Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 11.14Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.62Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.8Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.09

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

#E28BF8 Channel Values

How #E28BF8 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 139 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 89% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 44% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E28BF8 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E28BF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E28BF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E28BF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E28BF8
Complementary
#A1F88B
Analogous
#AC8BF8
Analogous
#F88BD8
Triadic
#F8E28B
Triadic
#8BF8E2
Split comp.
#D8F88B
Split comp.
#8BF8AC

Tints & Shades of #E28BF8

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

#E69AF9
#EAA8FA
#EDB7FB
#F2CAFC
#F5D8FD
#F9E7FE

Shades

#D75BF5
#CA26F2
#B00DD9
#890AA9
#620778
#370443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E28BF8.

How #E28BF8 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#E28BF8
Protanopia#9E9EF8
Protanomaly#BD97F8
Deuteranopia#AEAEF6
Deuteranomaly#C5A1F7
Tritanopia#D69E9E
Tritanomaly#DB97C9
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #E28BF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e28bf8: #E28BF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E28BF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e28bf8': '#E28BF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.545, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_e28bf8">#E28BF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#E28BF8"

More Purple Colors

#E28BF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E28BF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E28BF8?

#E28BF8 is a light purple — rgb(226, 139, 248) in RGB and hsl(288, 89%, 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 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #E28BF8?

#E28BF8 is rgb(226, 139, 248) — red 226, green 139, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E28BF8?

#E28BF8 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 44%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E28BF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E28BF8 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E28BF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E28BF8 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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