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#E080AE Color

#E080AE is rgb(224, 128, 174) in RGB, hsl(331, 61%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E080AE
HEX#E080AE
RGBrgb(224, 128, 174)
HSLhsl(331, 61%, 69%)
HSVhsv(331, 43%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.13 350.7)
LABlab(65.46% 42.04 -7.45)
LCHlch(65.46% 42.69 349.95)

What #E080AE 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 #E080AE, 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.

#E080AE Channel Values

How #E080AE 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 128 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 61% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 43% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 22% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E080AE 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E080AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E080AE; 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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Tints & Shades of #E080AE

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 #E080AE.

How #E080AE 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#E080AE
Protanopia#9696AE
Protanomaly#B88EAE
Deuteranopia#A8A8AB
Deuteranomaly#C19AAC
Tritanopia#DC8787
Tritanomaly#DE8498
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E080AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e080ae: #E080AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E080AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e080ae': '#E080AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.502, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_e080ae">#E080AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E080AE"

More Pink Colors

#E080AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E080AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E080AE?

#E080AE is a light pink — rgb(224, 128, 174) in RGB and hsl(331, 61%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #E080AE?

#E080AE is rgb(224, 128, 174) — red 224, green 128, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E080AE?

#E080AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E080AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E080AE scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E080AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E080AE 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 10.34, which is visibly different.

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