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#E5AAEE Color

#E5AAEE is rgb(229, 170, 238) in RGB, hsl(292, 67%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 29%, 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 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5AAEE
HEX#E5AAEE
RGBrgb(229, 170, 238)
HSLhsl(292, 67%, 80%)
HSVhsv(292, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 29%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.113 322)
LABlab(76.94% 30.67 -25.46)
LCHlch(76.94% 39.86 320.31)

What #E5AAEE 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 #E5AAEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.14Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.52Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.79Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 8.81Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.09Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.99

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

#E5AAEE Channel Values

How #E5AAEE 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 170 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 67% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5AAEE 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E5AAEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E5AAEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5AAEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E5AAEE
Complementary
#B3EEAA
Analogous
#C3AAEE
Analogous
#EEAAD5
Triadic
#EEE5AA
Triadic
#AAEEE5
Split comp.
#D5EEAA
Split comp.
#AAEEC3

Tints & Shades of #E5AAEE

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

#E9B7F1
#ECBFF2
#EFCCF5
#F2D4F7
#F6E1F9
#F9EAFB

Shades

#D77BE5
#C94CDC
#B328C8
#8D1F9E
#63166F
#390D40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E5AAEE.

How #E5AAEE 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#E5AAEE
Protanopia#B6B6EE
Protanomaly#CAB1EE
Deuteranopia#C0C0ED
Deuteranomaly#D0B8ED
Tritanopia#DDB4B4
Tritanomaly#E0B0CE
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5AAEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5aaee: #E5AAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5AAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5aaee': '#E5AAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.667, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_e5aaee">#E5AAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5AAEE"

More Pink Colors

#E5AAEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E5AAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5AAEE?

#E5AAEE is a lightest pink — rgb(229, 170, 238) in RGB and hsl(292, 67%, 80%) 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 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #E5AAEE?

#E5AAEE is rgb(229, 170, 238) — red 229, green 170, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5AAEE?

#E5AAEE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 29%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5AAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5AAEE scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5AAEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5AAEE 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 5.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.