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#E988FC Color

#E988FC is rgb(233, 136, 252) in RGB, hsl(290, 95%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 46%, 0%, 1%) 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 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E988FC
HEX#E988FC
RGBrgb(233, 136, 252)
HSLhsl(290, 95%, 76%)
HSVhsv(290, 46%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 46%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.187 320.9)
LABlab(70.65% 50.84 -42.64)
LCHlch(70.65% 66.36 320.02)

What #E988FC 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 #E988FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.65Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.92Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.74Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 12.4Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.08Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.18

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

#E988FC Channel Values

How #E988FC 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 233 · G 136 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 95% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 46% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E988FC 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E988FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E988FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E988FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E988FC
Complementary
#9BFC88
Analogous
#AE88FC
Analogous
#FC88D5
Triadic
#FCE988
Triadic
#88FCE9
Split comp.
#D5FC88
Split comp.
#88FCAE

Tints & Shades of #E988FC

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

#EB97FC
#EEA5FD
#F1B4FD
#F5C8FE
#F8D7FE
#FAE6FE

Shades

#DF56FB
#D51FF9
#BB06E0
#9204AE
#68037C
#3A0246

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E988FC.

How #E988FC 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#E988FC
Protanopia#9E9EFC
Protanomaly#C196FC
Deuteranopia#B0B0FA
Deuteranomaly#C9A2FB
Tritanopia#DD9D9D
Tritanomaly#E295CA
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E988FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e988fc: #E988FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E988FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e988fc': '#E988FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.533, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_e988fc">#E988FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E988FC"

More Pink Colors

#E988FC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E988FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E988FC?

#E988FC is a light pink — rgb(233, 136, 252) in RGB and hsl(290, 95%, 76%) 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 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #E988FC?

#E988FC is rgb(233, 136, 252) — red 233, green 136, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E988FC?

#E988FC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 46%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E988FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E988FC scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E988FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E988FC 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 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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