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#E09ACC Color

#E09ACC is rgb(224, 154, 204) in RGB, hsl(317, 53%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 9%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E09ACC
HEX#E09ACC
RGBrgb(224, 154, 204)
HSLhsl(317, 53%, 74%)
HSVhsv(317, 31%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 9%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.105 337.6)
LABlab(71.83% 32.49 -14.70)
LCHlch(71.83% 35.66 335.66)

What #E09ACC 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 #E09ACC, 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.

#E09ACC Channel Values

How #E09ACC 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 154 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 53% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 31% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 9% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E09ACC 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E09ACC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E09ACC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E09ACC; 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 #E09ACC

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 #E09ACC.

How #E09ACC 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#E09ACC
Protanopia#A9A9CC
Protanomaly#C1A3CC
Deuteranopia#B5B5CA
Deuteranomaly#C8ABCB
Tritanopia#DBA1A1
Tritanomaly#DD9FB4
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E09ACC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e09acc: #E09ACC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E09ACC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e09acc': '#E09ACC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.604, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_e09acc">#E09ACC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E09ACC"

More Pink Colors

#E09ACC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E09ACC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E09ACC?

#E09ACC is a light pink — rgb(224, 154, 204) in RGB and hsl(317, 53%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #E09ACC?

#E09ACC is rgb(224, 154, 204) — red 224, green 154, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E09ACC?

#E09ACC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 9%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E09ACC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E09ACC scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E09ACC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E09ACC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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