Skip to content

#E686FE Color

#E686FE is rgb(230, 134, 254) in RGB, hsl(288, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 47%, 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 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E686FE
HEX#E686FE
RGBrgb(230, 134, 254)
HSLhsl(288, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(288, 47%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 47%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.19 319.4)
LABlab(69.97% 51.19 -44.82)
LCHlch(69.97% 68.04 318.80)

What #E686FE 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 #E686FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.55Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.18Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.77Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.98Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.75Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.39

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

#E686FE Channel Values

How #E686FE 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 134 · 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 47% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 0%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 #E686FE 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 #E686FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E686FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E686FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E686FE
Complementary
#9EFE86
Analogous
#AA86FE
Analogous
#FE86DA
Triadic
#FEE686
Triadic
#86FEE6
Split comp.
#DAFE86
Split comp.
#86FEAA

Tints & Shades of #E686FE

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 #E686FE.

How #E686FE 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#E686FE
Protanopia#9C9CFE
Protanomaly#BE94FE
Deuteranopia#AEAEFC
Deuteranomaly#C79FFD
Tritanopia#D99C9C
Tritanomaly#DE94CB
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E686FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e686fe: #E686FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E686FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e686fe': '#E686FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.525, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e686fe">#E686FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E686FE"

More Purple Colors

#E686FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#E686FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E686FE?

#E686FE is a light purple — rgb(230, 134, 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 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #E686FE?

#E686FE is rgb(230, 134, 254) — red 230, green 134, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E686FE?

#E686FE converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 47%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E686FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E686FE 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 #E686FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E686FE 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 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #E686FE in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

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