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#E88AEF Color

#E88AEF is rgb(232, 138, 239) in RGB, hsl(296, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 42%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E88AEF
HEX#E88AEF
RGBrgb(232, 138, 239)
HSLhsl(296, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(296, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 42%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.17 324.6)
LABlab(70.46% 47.75 -35.86)
LCHlch(70.46% 59.72 323.09)

What #E88AEF 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 #E88AEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 5.65Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.35Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.42Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.59Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.2Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 9.64

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

#E88AEF Channel Values

How #E88AEF 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 232 · G 138 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E88AEF 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E88AEF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E88AEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E88AEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E88AEF
Complementary
#91EF8A
Analogous
#B68AEF
Analogous
#EF8AC3
Triadic
#EFE88A
Triadic
#8AEFE8
Split comp.
#C3EF8A
Split comp.
#8AEFB6

Tints & Shades of #E88AEF

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

#EB98F1
#EEAAF3
#F1B7F5
#F5C9F8
#F7D7F9
#FBE9FC

Shades

#E05DE9
#D731E3
#BA1BC5
#901599
#660F6C
#3B093F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E88AEF.

How #E88AEF 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#E88AEF
Protanopia#9F9FEF
Protanomaly#C197EF
Deuteranopia#B1B1ED
Deuteranomaly#C9A3EE
Tritanopia#DE9C9C
Tritanomaly#E295C3
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E88AEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e88aef: #E88AEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E88AEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e88aef': '#E88AEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.541, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_e88aef">#E88AEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E88AEF"

More Pink Colors

#E88AEF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E88AEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E88AEF?

#E88AEF is a light pink — rgb(232, 138, 239) in RGB and hsl(296, 76%, 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 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #E88AEF?

#E88AEF is rgb(232, 138, 239) — red 232, green 138, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E88AEF?

#E88AEF converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 42%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E88AEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E88AEF scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E88AEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E88AEF 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 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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