#E4A4FA#E4A4FA
#E4A4FA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.136 H 317.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A4FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 164, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 34%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 34.4%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, 38.13, -33.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 50.83, 318.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.86% 0.0995 -0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.86% 0.136 317.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5232, 49.9485, 96.7714) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 3.32
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.87
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.34
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.39
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.49
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A4FA #BAFAA4
analogous
#B9A4FA #E4A4FA #FAA4E5
triadic
#E4A4FA #FAE4A4 #A4FAE4
tetradic
#E4A4FA #FAB9A4 #BAFAA4 #A4E5FA
square
#E4A4FA #FAB9A4 #BAFAA4 #A4E5FA
split-complementary
#E4A4FA #E5FAA4 #A4FAB9
monochromatic
#C230F4 #D36AF7 #E4A4FA #F5DEFD #F6E2FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#E4A4FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#E4A4FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A4FA
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A4FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A4FA | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98B7FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7BEF7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4AEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a4fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 164, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.136 317.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edc0fc',
500: '#e4a4fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a4fa; $custom-light: #edc0fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a4fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 164,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.651,
"s": 89.583,
"l": 81.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80865,
"c": 0.13558,
"h": 317.2
},
"luminance": 0.49947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A4FA
secondary
#DEF5D6
accent
#E6003B
background
#FEFBFF
surface
#FDF7FF
border
#D5D0D7
text
#161217
muted
#848185