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#E386FD Color

#E386FD is rgb(227, 134, 253) in RGB, hsl(287, 97%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 47%, 0%, 1%) 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 8.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E386FD
HEX#E386FD
RGBrgb(227, 134, 253)
HSLhsl(287, 97%, 76%)
HSVhsv(287, 47%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 47%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.188 318.6)
LABlab(69.57% 50.14 -44.93)
LCHlch(69.57% 67.33 318.14)

What #E386FD 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 #E386FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.97Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.64Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.38Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 13Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.5Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.7

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

#E386FD Channel Values

How #E386FD 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 134 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 97% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 47% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E386FD 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 text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E386FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E386FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E386FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E386FD
Complementary
#A0FD86
Analogous
#A886FD
Analogous
#FD86DC
Triadic
#FDE386
Triadic
#86FDE3
Split comp.
#DCFD86
Split comp.
#86FDA8

Tints & Shades of #E386FD

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

#E796FD
#EAA5FE
#EEB4FE
#F2C8FE
#F6D7FE
#F9E6FF

Shades

#D854FC
#CB1DFC
#B203E2
#8A03B0
#63027E
#370146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E386FD.

How #E386FD 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#E386FD
Protanopia#9B9BFD
Protanomaly#BC93FD
Deuteranopia#ACACFB
Deuteranomaly#C59EFC
Tritanopia#D69C9C
Tritanomaly#DB94CA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E386FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e386fd: #E386FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E386FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e386fd': '#E386FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.525, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_e386fd">#E386FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E386FD"

More Purple Colors

#E386FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E386FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E386FD?

#E386FD is a light purple — rgb(227, 134, 253) in RGB and hsl(287, 97%, 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 8.97.

What is the RGB value of #E386FD?

#E386FD is rgb(227, 134, 253) — red 227, green 134, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E386FD?

#E386FD converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 47%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E386FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E386FD scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E386FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E386FD 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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