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#E00087 Color

#E00087 is rgb(224, 0, 135) in RGB, hsl(324, 100%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E00087
HEX#E00087
RGBrgb(224, 0, 135)
HSLhsl(324, 100%, 44%)
HSVhsv(324, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.244 354.3)
LABlab(49.56% 77.34 -8.11)
LCHlch(49.56% 77.76 354.01)

What #E00087 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E00087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#E00087 Channel Values

How #E00087 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 224 · G 0 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 100% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 100% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 40% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E00087 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E00087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E00087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E00087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E00087

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E00087.

How #E00087 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E00087
Protanopia#646486
Protanomaly#A54E86
Deuteranopia#888882
Deuteranomaly#B26B84
Tritanopia#DC3131
Tritanomaly#DE255F
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E00087 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e00087: #E00087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E00087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e00087': '#E00087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.000, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_e00087">#E00087</color>
SVG fillfill="#E00087"

More Pink Colors

#E00087 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E00087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E00087?

#E00087 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(224, 0, 135) in RGB and hsl(324, 100%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.71.

What is the RGB value of #E00087?

#E00087 is rgb(224, 0, 135) — red 224, green 0, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E00087?

#E00087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 40%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E00087 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E00087 scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E00087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E00087 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 10.14, which is visibly different.

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