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#E88AFF Color

#E88AFF is rgb(232, 138, 255) in RGB, hsl(288, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 46%, 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 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E88AFF
HEX#E88AFF
RGBrgb(232, 138, 255)
HSLhsl(288, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(288, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 46%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.186 319.5)
LABlab(71.03% 50.01 -43.68)
LCHlch(71.03% 66.40 318.87)

What #E88AFF 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 #E88AFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.99Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.22Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.89Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 12.91Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.1Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.34

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

#E88AFF Channel Values

How #E88AFF 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 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E88AFF 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E88AFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E88AFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E88AFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E88AFF
Complementary
#A1FF8A
Analogous
#AD8AFF
Analogous
#FF8ADC
Triadic
#FFE88A
Triadic
#8AFFE8
Split comp.
#DCFF8A
Split comp.
#8AFFAD

Tints & Shades of #E88AFF

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

#EB99FF
#EEA8FF
#F1B8FF
#F4C7FF
#F7D6FF
#FAE5FF

Shades

#DD57FF
#D21FFF
#BC00EB
#8F00B3
#660080
#390047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E88AFF.

How #E88AFF 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#E88AFF
Protanopia#9F9FFF
Protanomaly#C197FF
Deuteranopia#B1B1FD
Deuteranomaly#C9A3FE
Tritanopia#DB9F9F
Tritanomaly#E197CD
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E88AFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e88aff: #E88AFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E88AFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e88aff': '#E88AFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.541, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e88aff">#E88AFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E88AFF"

More Purple Colors

#E88AFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E88AFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E88AFF?

#E88AFF is a light purple — rgb(232, 138, 255) in RGB and hsl(288, 100%, 77%) 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 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #E88AFF?

#E88AFF is rgb(232, 138, 255) — red 232, green 138, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E88AFF?

#E88AFF converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 46%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E88AFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E88AFF scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E88AFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E88AFF 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 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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