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#E98AEA Color

#E98AEA is rgb(233, 138, 234) in RGB, hsl(299, 70%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 8%) 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 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E98AEA
HEX#E98AEA
RGBrgb(233, 138, 234)
HSLhsl(299, 70%, 73%)
HSVhsv(299, 41%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.166 326.7)
LABlab(70.41% 47.39 -33.19)
LCHlch(70.41% 57.85 324.99)

What #E98AEA 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 #E98AEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.84Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.12Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 8.33Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.58Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.9Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.23

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

#E98AEA Channel Values

How #E98AEA 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 138 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 70% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 41% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E98AEA 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E98AEA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E98AEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E98AEA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E98AEA
Complementary
#8CEA8A
Analogous
#B98AEA
Analogous
#EA8ABC
Triadic
#EAE98A
Triadic
#8AEAE9
Split comp.
#BCEA8A
Split comp.
#8AEAB9

Tints & Shades of #E98AEA

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

#EC9BED
#EFA8F0
#F2BAF3
#F4C7F5
#F8D8F8
#FAE5FA

Shades

#E05FE3
#D833DB
#B821BA
#911A93
#671268
#3C0B3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E98AEA.

How #E98AEA 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#E98AEA
Protanopia#A0A0EA
Protanomaly#C197EA
Deuteranopia#B1B1E8
Deuteranomaly#CAA3E9
Tritanopia#E09B9B
Tritanomaly#E394C0
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #E98AEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e98aea: #E98AEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E98AEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e98aea': '#E98AEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.541, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_e98aea">#E98AEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E98AEA"

More Pink Colors

#E98AEA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E98AEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E98AEA?

#E98AEA is a light pink — rgb(233, 138, 234) in RGB and hsl(299, 70%, 73%) 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 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #E98AEA?

#E98AEA is rgb(233, 138, 234) — red 233, green 138, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E98AEA?

#E98AEA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E98AEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E98AEA scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E98AEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E98AEA 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 6.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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