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#E58AEF Color

#E58AEF is rgb(229, 138, 239) in RGB, hsl(294, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 42%, 0%, 6%) 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 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E58AEF
HEX#E58AEF
RGBrgb(229, 138, 239)
HSLhsl(294, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(294, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 42%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.169 323.4)
LABlab(70.10% 46.81 -36.46)
LCHlch(70.10% 59.33 322.09)

What #E58AEF 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 #E58AEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.5Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 7.6Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.45Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.44Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.56Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 10.76

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

#E58AEF Channel Values

How #E58AEF 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 229 · G 138 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E58AEF 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E58AEF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E58AEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E58AEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E58AEF
Complementary
#94EF8A
Analogous
#B38AEF
Analogous
#EF8AC7
Triadic
#EFE58A
Triadic
#8AEFE5
Split comp.
#C7EF8A
Split comp.
#8AEFB3

Tints & Shades of #E58AEF

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

#E898F1
#ECAAF3
#EFB7F5
#F3C9F8
#F6D7F9
#FAE9FC

Shades

#DB5DE9
#D131E3
#B41BC5
#8B1599
#620F6C
#39093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E58AEF.

How #E58AEF 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#E58AEF
Protanopia#9F9FEF
Protanomaly#BF97EF
Deuteranopia#AFAFED
Deuteranomaly#C7A2EE
Tritanopia#DB9C9C
Tritanomaly#DF95C3
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E58AEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e58aef: #E58AEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E58AEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e58aef': '#E58AEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.541, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_e58aef">#E58AEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E58AEF"

More Pink Colors

#E58AEF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E58AEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E58AEF?

#E58AEF is a light pink — rgb(229, 138, 239) in RGB and hsl(294, 76%, 74%) 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 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #E58AEF?

#E58AEF is rgb(229, 138, 239) — red 229, green 138, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E58AEF?

#E58AEF converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 42%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E58AEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E58AEF scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E58AEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E58AEF 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 6.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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