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#E68BEE Color

#E68BEE is rgb(230, 139, 238) in RGB, hsl(295, 74%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 42%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E68BEE
HEX#E68BEE
RGBrgb(230, 139, 238)
HSLhsl(295, 74%, 74%)
HSVhsv(295, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 42%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.167 324.1)
LABlab(70.38% 46.50 -35.46)
LCHlch(70.38% 58.47 322.67)

What #E68BEE 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 #E68BEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.93Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 7.4Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.52Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.51Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.77Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 10.32

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

#E68BEE Channel Values

How #E68BEE 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 139 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 74% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E68BEE 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E68BEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E68BEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E68BEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E68BEE
Complementary
#94EE8C
Analogous
#B58CEE
Analogous
#EE8CC5
Triadic
#EEE68C
Triadic
#8CEEE6
Split comp.
#C5EE8C
Split comp.
#8CEEB5

Tints & Shades of #E68BEE

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

#E999F0
#ECABF2
#EFB8F4
#F3CAF7
#F6D7F9
#FAE9FC

Shades

#DC5FE7
#D233E1
#B51DC3
#8C1797
#63106A
#3A093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E68BEE.

How #E68BEE 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#E68BEE
Protanopia#9F9FEE
Protanomaly#C098EE
Deuteranopia#B0B0EC
Deuteranomaly#C8A3ED
Tritanopia#DC9C9C
Tritanomaly#E096C2
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E68BEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e68bee: #E68BEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E68BEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e68bee': '#E68BEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.545, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_e68bee">#E68BEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E68BEE"

More Pink Colors

#E68BEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E68BEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E68BEE?

#E68BEE is a light pink — rgb(230, 139, 238) in RGB and hsl(295, 74%, 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 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #E68BEE?

#E68BEE is rgb(230, 139, 238) — red 230, green 139, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E68BEE?

#E68BEE converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 42%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E68BEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E68BEE scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E68BEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E68BEE 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 6.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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