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#E05CA7 Color

#E05CA7 is rgb(224, 92, 167) in RGB, hsl(326, 68%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 25%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E05CA7
HEX#E05CA7
RGBrgb(224, 92, 167)
HSLhsl(326, 68%, 62%)
HSVhsv(326, 59%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 25%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.183 348)
LABlab(58.60% 57.92 -13.60)
LCHlch(58.60% 59.49 346.78)

What #E05CA7 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 #E05CA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 7.03Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 7.53Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 9.84Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 9.98Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 12.03Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 12.12

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

#E05CA7 Channel Values

How #E05CA7 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 92 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 68% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 59% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 25% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E05CA7 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E05CA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E05CA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E05CA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E05CA7
Complementary
#5CE095
Analogous
#D75CE0
Analogous
#E05C65
Triadic
#A7E05C
Triadic
#5CA7E0
Split comp.
#65E05C
Split comp.
#5CE0D7

Tints & Shades of #E05CA7

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

#E472B2
#E887BE
#EC9CCA
#F1B6D8
#F5CCE3
#F9E1EF

Shades

#D93A94
#C1257D
#9F1E67
#7C1851
#5A113A
#330A21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E05CA7.

How #E05CA7 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#E05CA7
Protanopia#8080A6
Protanomaly#AF73A7
Deuteranopia#9999A3
Deuteranomaly#BA85A5
Tritanopia#DB6969
Tritanomaly#DD6486
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E05CA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e05ca7: #E05CA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E05CA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e05ca7': '#E05CA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.361, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_e05ca7">#E05CA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#E05CA7"

More Pink Colors

#E05CA7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E05CA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E05CA7?

#E05CA7 is a light pink — rgb(224, 92, 167) in RGB and hsl(326, 68%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #E05CA7?

#E05CA7 is rgb(224, 92, 167) — red 224, green 92, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E05CA7?

#E05CA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 25%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E05CA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E05CA7 scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E05CA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E05CA7 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.