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#E48AFF Color

#E48AFF is rgb(228, 138, 255) in RGB, hsl(286, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 46%, 0%, 0%) 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 9.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E48AFF
HEX#E48AFF
RGBrgb(228, 138, 255)
HSLhsl(286, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(286, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 46%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.184 318.1)
LABlab(70.55% 48.80 -44.47)
LCHlch(70.55% 66.02 317.66)

What #E48AFF 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 #E48AFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 9.16Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.36Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.56Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.22Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 13.48Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.61

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

#E48AFF Channel Values

How #E48AFF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E48AFF 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E48AFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E48AFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E48AFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E48AFF
Complementary
#A5FF8A
Analogous
#A98AFF
Analogous
#FF8AE0
Triadic
#FFE48A
Triadic
#8AFFE4
Split comp.
#E0FF8A
Split comp.
#8AFFA9

Tints & Shades of #E48AFF

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

#E799FF
#EBA8FF
#EEB8FF
#F2C7FF
#F5D6FF
#F9E5FF

Shades

#D857FF
#CB1FFF
#B400EB
#8900B3
#620080
#370047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E48AFF.

How #E48AFF 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#E48AFF
Protanopia#9E9EFF
Protanomaly#BE97FF
Deuteranopia#AFAFFD
Deuteranomaly#C6A1FE
Tritanopia#D79F9F
Tritanomaly#DC97CD
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E48AFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e48aff: #E48AFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E48AFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e48aff': '#E48AFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.541, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e48aff">#E48AFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E48AFF"

More Purple Colors

#E48AFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E48AFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E48AFF?

#E48AFF is a light purple — rgb(228, 138, 255) in RGB and hsl(286, 100%, 77%) 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 9.16.

What is the RGB value of #E48AFF?

#E48AFF is rgb(228, 138, 255) — red 228, green 138, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E48AFF?

#E48AFF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 46%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E48AFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E48AFF scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E48AFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E48AFF 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 9.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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