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#E4A3FA Color

#E4A3FA is rgb(228, 163, 250) in RGB, hsl(285, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 35%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Brilliant Lavender (#F1A7FE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4A3FA
HEX#E4A3FA
RGBrgb(228, 163, 250)
HSLhsl(285, 90%, 81%)
HSVhsv(285, 35%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 35%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.137 317.3)
LABlab(75.65% 35.63 -33.90)
LCHlch(75.65% 49.18 316.42)

What #E4A3FA 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 #E4A3FA, 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 purple in the library.

#E4A3FA Channel Values

How #E4A3FA 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 163 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 90% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 35% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4A3FA 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E4A3FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4A3FA; 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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Tints & Shades of #E4A3FA

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 #E4A3FA 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#E4A3FA
Protanopia#B0B0FA
Protanomaly#C7ABFA
Deuteranopia#BCBCF9
Deuteranomaly#CDB2F9
Tritanopia#DAB1B1
Tritanomaly#DEACD2
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #E4A3FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4a3fa: #E4A3FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4A3FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4a3fa': '#E4A3FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.639, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_e4a3fa">#E4A3FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E4A3FA"

More Purple Colors

#E4A3FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E4A3FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4A3FA?

#E4A3FA is a lightest purple — rgb(228, 163, 250) in RGB and hsl(285, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Brilliant Lavender (#F1A7FE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.04.

What is the RGB value of #E4A3FA?

#E4A3FA is rgb(228, 163, 250) — red 228, green 163, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4A3FA?

#E4A3FA converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 35%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4A3FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4A3FA scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4A3FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4A3FA 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 13.3, which is visibly different.

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