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#E69FFE Color

#E69FFE is rgb(230, 159, 254) in RGB, hsl(285, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 37%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E69FFE
HEX#E69FFE
RGBrgb(230, 159, 254)
HSLhsl(285, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(285, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 37%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.149 317.3)
LABlab(75.12% 38.88 -36.84)
LCHlch(75.12% 53.57 316.54)

What #E69FFE 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 #E69FFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 5.09Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 5.47Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 9.5Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 11.07Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.7Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.8

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

#E69FFE Channel Values

How #E69FFE 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 159 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E69FFE 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E69FFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E69FFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E69FFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E69FFE
Complementary
#B7FE9F
Analogous
#B79FFE
Analogous
#FE9FE6
Triadic
#FEE69F
Triadic
#9FFEE6
Split comp.
#E6FE9F
Split comp.
#9FFEB7

Tints & Shades of #E69FFE

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

#E9A9FE
#EDB8FE
#EFC2FE
#F3D2FF
#F6DCFF
#FAEBFF

Shades

#D868FD
#CA30FD
#B602F2
#8D02BB
#630183
#39014C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E69FFE.

How #E69FFE 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#E69FFE
Protanopia#AEAEFE
Protanomaly#C7A8FE
Deuteranopia#BABAFD
Deuteranomaly#CDB0FD
Tritanopia#DBAFAF
Tritanomaly#E0A9D3
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E69FFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e69ffe: #E69FFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E69FFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e69ffe': '#E69FFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.624, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e69ffe">#E69FFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E69FFE"

More Purple Colors

#E69FFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E69FFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E69FFE?

#E69FFE is a lightest purple — rgb(230, 159, 254) in RGB and hsl(285, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #E69FFE?

#E69FFE is rgb(230, 159, 254) — red 230, green 159, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E69FFE?

#E69FFE converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 37%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E69FFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E69FFE scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E69FFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E69FFE 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 15.43, which is visibly different.

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