E38DFF

#E38DFF closest to Pinkling

#E38DFF 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 100.0% blue (rgb(227, 141, 255)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #E38DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.52:1.

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Variations of #E38DFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#E38DFF 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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#E38DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E38DFF 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 #91B1FC
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #79A9FF
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FA3FF
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #91B1FC
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFA7FD
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E39DBA
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E494E3
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDA7C7

#E38DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#E38DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.52:1 Very good#E38DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E38DFF in CSS

/* Pinkling */
.color { color: #E38DFF; }
.background { background-color: #E38DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E38DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(227 141 255);
color: hsl(285 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.773 0.179 317.5);

#E38DFF FAQ

What color is #E38DFF?

#E38DFF 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 #E38DFF?

#E38DFF is rgb(227, 141, 255) in RGB, hsl(285, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 45%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E38DFF?

The complementary color of #E38DFF is #A9FF8D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E38DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #E38DFF: 9.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E38DFF a warm or cool color?

#E38DFF is a cool color.