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#E8AAEE Color

#E8AAEE is rgb(232, 170, 238) in RGB, hsl(295, 67%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8AAEE
HEX#E8AAEE
RGBrgb(232, 170, 238)
HSLhsl(295, 67%, 80%)
HSVhsv(295, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.115 323.6)
LABlab(77.25% 31.68 -24.95)
LCHlch(77.25% 40.33 321.78)

What #E8AAEE 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 #E8AAEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.14Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 7.84Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.29Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.51Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.72Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 9.97

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

#E8AAEE Channel Values

How #E8AAEE 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 170 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 67% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8AAEE 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8AAEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8AAEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8AAEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8AAEE
Complementary
#B0EEAA
Analogous
#C6AAEE
Analogous
#EEAAD2
Triadic
#EEE8AA
Triadic
#AAEEE8
Split comp.
#D2EEAA
Split comp.
#AAEEC6

Tints & Shades of #E8AAEE

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

#ECB7F1
#EEBFF2
#F1CCF5
#F4D4F7
#F7E1F9
#F9EAFB

Shades

#DC7BE5
#D04CDC
#BB28C8
#931F9E
#67166F
#3C0D40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8AAEE.

How #E8AAEE 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#E8AAEE
Protanopia#B7B7EE
Protanomaly#CCB2EE
Deuteranopia#C1C1ED
Deuteranomaly#D2B9ED
Tritanopia#E1B4B4
Tritanomaly#E4B0CE
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8AAEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8aaee: #E8AAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8AAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8aaee': '#E8AAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.667, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_e8aaee">#E8AAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8AAEE"

More Pink Colors

#E8AAEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E8AAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8AAEE?

#E8AAEE is a lightest pink — rgb(232, 170, 238) in RGB and hsl(295, 67%, 80%) 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 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #E8AAEE?

#E8AAEE is rgb(232, 170, 238) — red 232, green 170, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8AAEE?

#E8AAEE converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8AAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8AAEE scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8AAEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8AAEE 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 5.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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