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#E080BA Color

#E080BA is rgb(224, 128, 186) in RGB, hsl(324, 61%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 17%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E080BA
HEX#E080BA
RGBrgb(224, 128, 186)
HSLhsl(324, 61%, 69%)
HSVhsv(324, 43%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 17%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.137 344)
LABlab(65.78% 43.34 -13.72)
LCHlch(65.78% 45.46 342.43)

What #E080BA 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 #E080BA, 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.

#E080BA Channel Values

How #E080BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 61% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 43% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 17% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E080BA 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 text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E080BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E080BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E080BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E080BA

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 #E080BA.

How #E080BA 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#E080BA
Protanopia#9696BA
Protanomaly#B88EBA
Deuteranopia#A8A8B7
Deuteranomaly#C19AB8
Tritanopia#DB8989
Tritanomaly#DD869F
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E080BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e080ba: #E080BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E080BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e080ba': '#E080BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.502, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_e080ba">#E080BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E080BA"

More Pink Colors

#E080BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E080BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E080BA?

#E080BA is a light pink — rgb(224, 128, 186) in RGB and hsl(324, 61%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #E080BA?

#E080BA is rgb(224, 128, 186) — red 224, green 128, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E080BA?

#E080BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 17%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E080BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E080BA scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E080BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E080BA 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 15.84, which is visibly different.

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