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#E48AF4 Color

#E48AF4 is rgb(228, 138, 244) in RGB, hsl(291, 83%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 43%, 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 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E48AF4
HEX#E48AF4
RGBrgb(228, 138, 244)
HSLhsl(291, 83%, 75%)
HSVhsv(291, 43%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 43%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.173 321.4)
LABlab(70.15% 47.20 -39.11)
LCHlch(70.15% 61.30 320.36)

What #E48AF4 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 #E48AF4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.63Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.36Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 9.66Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10.07Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 10.36Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 12.47

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

#E48AF4 Channel Values

How #E48AF4 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 228 · G 138 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 83% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 43% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E48AF4 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E48AF4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E48AF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E48AF4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E48AF4
Complementary
#9AF48A
Analogous
#AF8AF4
Analogous
#F48ACF
Triadic
#F4E48A
Triadic
#8AF4E4
Split comp.
#CFF48A
Split comp.
#8AF4AF

Tints & Shades of #E48AF4

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

#E798F5
#ECABF7
#EFB9F8
#F2C7FA
#F5D5FB
#FAE8FD

Shades

#DA5CF0
#CF2DEB
#B514D2
#890F9F
#610A70
#380641

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E48AF4.

How #E48AF4 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#E48AF4
Protanopia#9E9EF4
Protanomaly#BE97F4
Deuteranopia#AFAFF2
Deuteranomaly#C6A1F3
Tritanopia#D99D9D
Tritanomaly#DD96C6
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E48AF4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e48af4: #E48AF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E48AF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e48af4': '#E48AF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.541, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_e48af4">#E48AF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#E48AF4"

More Pink Colors

#E48AF4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E48AF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E48AF4?

#E48AF4 is a light pink — rgb(228, 138, 244) in RGB and hsl(291, 83%, 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 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #E48AF4?

#E48AF4 is rgb(228, 138, 244) — red 228, green 138, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E48AF4?

#E48AF4 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 43%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E48AF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E48AF4 scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E48AF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E48AF4 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 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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