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#E6AEEF Color

#E6AEEF is rgb(230, 174, 239) in RGB, hsl(292, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6AEEF
HEX#E6AEEF
RGBrgb(230, 174, 239)
HSLhsl(292, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(292, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.107 321.7)
LABlab(77.98% 29.12 -24.41)
LCHlch(77.98% 38.00 320.03)

What #E6AEEF 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 #E6AEEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.55Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.99Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.15Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.69Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 10.1Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 10.11

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

#E6AEEF Channel Values

How #E6AEEF 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 174 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6AEEF 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6AEEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6AEEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E6AEEF
Complementary
#B7EFAE
Analogous
#C6AEEF
Analogous
#EFAED7
Triadic
#EFE6AE
Triadic
#AEEFE6
Split comp.
#D7EFAE
Split comp.
#AEEFC6

Tints & Shades of #E6AEEF

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
#EDC3F3
#EFCCF5
#F3D9F7
#F6E1F9
#FAEEFC

Shades

#D87FE6
#CA50DC
#B728CC
#8D1F9E
#63166F
#390D40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E6AEEF.

How #E6AEEF 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#E6AEEF
Protanopia#B9B9EF
Protanomaly#CDB5EF
Deuteranopia#C3C3EE
Deuteranomaly#D2BBEE
Tritanopia#DFB8B8
Tritanomaly#E2B4D0
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #E6AEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6aeef: #E6AEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6AEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6aeef': '#E6AEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.682, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_e6aeef">#E6AEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6AEEF"

More Pink Colors

#E6AEEF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E6AEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6AEEF?

#E6AEEF is a lightest pink — rgb(230, 174, 239) in RGB and hsl(292, 67%, 81%) 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 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #E6AEEF?

#E6AEEF is rgb(230, 174, 239) — red 230, green 174, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6AEEF?

#E6AEEF converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 27%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6AEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6AEEF scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6AEEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6AEEF 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 5.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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