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#E38DFD closest to Pinkling

#E38DFD is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pinkling. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.0% red, 55.3% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(227, 141, 253)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 97% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #E38DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.49:1.

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Variations of #E38DFD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E38DFD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E38DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E38DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #92B1FA
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7AA9FF
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A3FF
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92B1FA
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFA6FB
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E39CB9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E493E1
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDA7C6

#E38DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#E38DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.49:1 Very good#E38DFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E38DFD in CSS

/* Pinkling */
.color { color: #E38DFD; }
.background { background-color: #E38DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E38DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(227 141 253);
color: hsl(286 97% 77%);
color: oklch(0.772 0.177 318.0);

#E38DFD FAQ

What color is #E38DFD?

#E38DFD is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pinkling. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E38DFD?

#E38DFD is rgb(227, 141, 253) in RGB, hsl(286, 97%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E38DFD?

The complementary color of #E38DFD is #A7FD8D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E38DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #E38DFD: 9.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E38DFD a warm or cool color?

#E38DFD is a cool color.