#E38DFD

A color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family

#e38dfd is a color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family: RGB(227, 141, 253), HSL(286°, 97%, 77%), CMYK(10%, 44%, 0%, 1%). Closest named color: violet. Contrast is 2.21:1 on white and 9.49:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e38dfd
RGBrgb(227 141 253)
RGB (legacy)rgb(227, 141, 253)
RGB %rgb(89% 55% 99%)
HSLhsl(286 97% 77%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 44%, 99%)
HWBhwb(286 55% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(70.97 46.74 -42.75)
LCHlch(70.97 63.34 317.55)
OKLaboklab(0.7724 0.1314 -0.1182)
OKLCHoklch(0.7724 0.1767 318.04)
Decimal14913021

Properties

Color TonePurple, Crimson, Magenta
Closest named colorviolet ΔE 3.2
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue286°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)97% / 44%
Lightness (HSL)77%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)70% / 66%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4247
Red / Green / Blue227 / 141 / 253

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.21:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
9.49:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 43.3 / -58.9 · As background with white / black text: Lc -48 / 60.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #e38dfd;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(77.24% 0.1767 318.04);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(227 141 253 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e38dfd] text-[#e38dfd] border-[#e38dfd]">