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#E4AFEE Color

#E4AFEE is rgb(228, 175, 238) in RGB, hsl(290, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E4AFEE
HEX#E4AFEE
RGBrgb(228, 175, 238)
HSLhsl(290, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(290, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.103 321)
LABlab(77.98% 27.80 -23.90)
LCHlch(77.98% 36.66 319.31)

What #E4AFEE 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 #E4AFEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.84Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.02Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.95Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.66Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 9.68Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.25

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

#E4AFEE Channel Values

How #E4AFEE 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 175 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E4AFEE 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E4AFEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E4AFEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E4AFEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E4AFEE
Complementary
#BAEEAF
Analogous
#C4AFEE
Analogous
#EEAFD9
Triadic
#EEE4AF
Triadic
#AFEEE4
Split comp.
#D9EEAF
Split comp.
#AFEEC4

Tints & Shades of #E4AFEE

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

#E6B7F0
#EBC4F3
#EECDF4
#F2D9F7
#F5E2F9
#F9EEFB

Shades

#D481E4
#C452DA
#AF2BCA
#87219C
#5F176D
#370D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E4AFEE.

How #E4AFEE 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#E4AFEE
Protanopia#B9B9EE
Protanomaly#CCB5EE
Deuteranopia#C3C3ED
Deuteranomaly#D1BBED
Tritanopia#DDB9B9
Tritanomaly#E0B5D0
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E4AFEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e4afee: #E4AFEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E4AFEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e4afee': '#E4AFEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.686, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_e4afee">#E4AFEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E4AFEE"

More Pink Colors

#E4AFEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E4AFEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E4AFEE?

#E4AFEE is a lightest pink — rgb(228, 175, 238) in RGB and hsl(290, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #E4AFEE?

#E4AFEE is rgb(228, 175, 238) — red 228, green 175, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E4AFEE?

#E4AFEE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E4AFEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E4AFEE scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E4AFEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E4AFEE 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 5.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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