#E9AAE7 Color

#E9AAE7 is rgb(233, 170, 231) in RGB, hsl(302, 59%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E9AAE7

HEX#E9AAE7

RGBrgb(233, 170, 231)

HSLhsl(302, 59%, 79%)

HSVhsv(302, 27%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.108 327.6)

LABlab(77.16% 31.05 -21.31)

LCHlch(77.16% 37.66 325.54)

What #E9AAE7 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 #E9AAE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 3.88 Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 6.69 Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 7.24 Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.16 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.3 Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.66

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

#E9AAE7 Channel Values

How #E9AAE7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 233 · G 170 · B 231	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 302° · S 59% · L 79%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 302° · S 27% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 27% · Y 1% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.85:1 vs white · 11.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E9AAE7 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E9AAE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E9AAE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E9AAE7

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.

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How #E9AAE7 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#E9AAE7

Protanopia#B7B7E7

Protanomaly#CDB2E7

Deuteranopia#C2C2E6

Deuteranomaly#D3B9E6

Tritanopia#E2B3B3

Tritanomaly#E5B0CA

Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #E9AAE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e9aae7: #E9AAE7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9AAE7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e9aae7': '#E9AAE7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.667, blue: 0.906)

Android XML<color name="color_e9aae7">#E9AAE7</color>

SVG fillfill="#E9AAE7"

More Pink Colors

#E9AAE7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

eaa9bf e936a7 eb00eb e8d9e8 eb42ad e8ccd7 ebb0d7 e854e8 ebc7eb e7bce7 ec003f e7accf f3d2f2 fba0e3 ff0fff ff75bf ffd6ff 470047 673147 8a0194 9f2b68 bb3385 cc33cc db00db

#E9AAE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E9AAE7?

#E9AAE7 is a light pink — rgb(233, 170, 231) in RGB and hsl(302, 59%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.88.

What is the RGB value of #E9AAE7?

#E9AAE7 is rgb(233, 170, 231) — red 233, green 170, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9AAE7?

#E9AAE7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 1%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9AAE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9AAE7 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9AAE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9AAE7 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 3.88, which is very hard to tell apart.

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