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#E685FE Color

#E685FE is rgb(230, 133, 254) in RGB, hsl(288, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 48%, 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 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E685FE
HEX#E685FE
RGBrgb(230, 133, 254)
HSLhsl(288, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(288, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 48%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.192 319.4)
LABlab(69.77% 51.67 -45.12)
LCHlch(69.77% 68.60 318.87)

What #E685FE 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 #E685FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.74Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.6Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.89Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 13.09Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 13.91Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.98

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

#E685FE Channel Values

How #E685FE 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 230 · G 133 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E685FE 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E685FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E685FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E685FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E685FE
Complementary
#9EFE86
Analogous
#AA86FE
Analogous
#FE86DA
Triadic
#FEE686
Triadic
#86FEE6
Split comp.
#DAFE86
Split comp.
#86FEAA

Tints & Shades of #E685FE

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

#E995FE
#ECA4FE
#EFB3FE
#F3C7FE
#F7D7FF
#FAE6FF

Shades

#DB53FD
#D01CFD
#B602E3
#8E02B1
#65017E
#390147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E685FE.

How #E685FE 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#E685FE
Protanopia#9B9BFE
Protanomaly#BE93FE
Deuteranopia#ADADFC
Deuteranomaly#C69FFD
Tritanopia#D99B9B
Tritanomaly#DE93CB
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E685FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e685fe: #E685FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E685FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e685fe': '#E685FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.522, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e685fe">#E685FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E685FE"

More Purple Colors

#E685FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E685FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E685FE?

#E685FE is a light purple — rgb(230, 133, 254) in RGB and hsl(288, 98%, 76%) 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 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #E685FE?

#E685FE is rgb(230, 133, 254) — red 230, green 133, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E685FE?

#E685FE converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 48%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E685FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E685FE scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E685FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E685FE 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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