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#E339EF Color

#E339EF is rgb(227, 57, 239) in RGB, hsl(296, 85%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 76%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 13.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E339EF
HEX#E339EF
RGBrgb(227, 57, 239)
HSLhsl(296, 85%, 58%)
HSVhsv(296, 76%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 76%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.276 325.1)
LABlab(57.32% 78.61 -56.48)
LCHlch(57.32% 96.80 324.30)

What #E339EF 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 #E339EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E339EF Channel Values

How #E339EF 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 227 · G 57 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 85% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 76% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E339EF 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E339EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E339EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E339EF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E339EF.

How #E339EF 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#E339EF
Protanopia#7171EF
Protanomaly#AB5FEF
Deuteranopia#9191ED
Deuteranomaly#B777EE
Tritanopia#D56A6A
Tritanomaly#DB5AB0
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E339EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e339ef: #E339EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E339EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e339ef': '#E339EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.224, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_e339ef">#E339EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E339EF"

More Pink Colors

#E339EF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E339EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E339EF?

#E339EF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(227, 57, 239) in RGB and hsl(296, 85%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.84.

What is the RGB value of #E339EF?

#E339EF is rgb(227, 57, 239) — red 227, green 57, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E339EF?

#E339EF converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 76%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E339EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E339EF scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E339EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E339EF 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 15.72, which is visibly different.

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