#E38EDE#E38EDE
#E38EDE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.144 H 329.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38EDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 142, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 60%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 2.2%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.14, 44.17, -27.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.14, 51.99, 328.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.04% 0.1237 -0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.04% 0.144 329) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5355, 40.9533, 74.1252) |
| Luminance | 0.4095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 2.28
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 4.23
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.92
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 5.70
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.94
Bubblegum Pink
#FE83CC
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38EDE #8EE393
analogous
#BD8EE3 #E38EDE #E38EB4
triadic
#E38EDE #DEE38E #8EDEE3
tetradic
#E38EDE #E3BD8E #8EE393 #8EB4E3
square
#E38EDE #E3BD8E #8EE393 #8EB4E3
split-complementary
#E38EDE #B4E38E #8EE3BD
monochromatic
#C631BD #D75DD0 #E38EDE #EFBFEC #F9E6F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#E38EDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#E38EDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38EDE
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38EDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38EDE | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89A4E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB0DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E995AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38ede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 142, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.144 329.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb1e8',
500: '#e38ede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38ede; $custom-light: #edb1e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38ede",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 142,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.529,
"s": 60.284,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76036,
"c": 0.14437,
"h": 329
},
"luminance": 0.40951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38EDE
secondary
#DBF0DC
accent
#C8281E
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FDF6FC
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161116
muted
#848084