#E39EFA Color

#E39EFA is rgb(227, 158, 250) in RGB, hsl(285, 90%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 37%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E39EFA

HEX#E39EFA

RGBrgb(227, 158, 250)

HSLhsl(285, 90%, 80%)

HSVhsv(285, 37%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 37%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.145 317.4)

LABlab(74.44% 37.83 -35.76)

LCHlch(74.44% 52.06 316.61)

What #E39EFA 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 #E39EFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 4.7 Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 5.07 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 9.6 Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.33 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.62 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.2

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#E39EFA Channel Values

How #E39EFA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 227 · G 158 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 285° · S 90% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 285° · S 37% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 9% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E39EFA 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E39EFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E39EFA; 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 #E39EFA

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.

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Shades

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How #E39EFA 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#E39EFA

Protanopia#ACACFA

Protanomaly#C5A7FA

Deuteranopia#B9B9F9

Deuteranomaly#CBAFF9

Tritanopia#D8ADAD

Tritanomaly#DDA7D0

Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #E39EFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e39efa: #E39EFA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E39EFA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e39efa': '#E39EFA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.620, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_e39efa">#E39EFA</color>

SVG fillfill="#E39EFA"

More Purple Colors

#E39EFA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#E39EFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E39EFA?

#E39EFA is a lightest purple — rgb(227, 158, 250) in RGB and hsl(285, 90%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #E39EFA?

#E39EFA is rgb(227, 158, 250) — red 227, green 158, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E39EFA?

#E39EFA converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 37%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E39EFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E39EFA scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E39EFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E39EFA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.74, which is visibly different.

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