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#E187ED Color

#E187ED is rgb(225, 135, 237) in RGB, hsl(293, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 43%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E187ED
HEX#E187ED
RGBrgb(225, 135, 237)
HSLhsl(293, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(293, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.169 322.7)
LABlab(68.94% 46.74 -37.20)
LCHlch(68.94% 59.74 321.48)

What #E187ED 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 #E187ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.62Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 7.63Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 7.76Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.97Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.95Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 11.49

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

#E187ED Channel Values

How #E187ED 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 225 · G 135 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E187ED 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E187ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E187ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E187ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E187ED
Complementary
#93ED87
Analogous
#AE87ED
Analogous
#ED87C6
Triadic
#EDE187
Triadic
#87EDE1
Split comp.
#C6ED87
Split comp.
#87EDAE

Tints & Shades of #E187ED

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

#E699F0
#E9A6F2
#EDB8F4
#F1C5F6
#F5D7F9
#F8E4FB

Shades

#D65BE6
#CB2EE0
#AC1DBF
#881797
#60106A
#38093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E187ED.

How #E187ED 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#E187ED
Protanopia#9B9BED
Protanomaly#BB94ED
Deuteranopia#ACACEB
Deuteranomaly#C39EEC
Tritanopia#D69999
Tritanomaly#DB92C0
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E187ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e187ed: #E187ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E187ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e187ed': '#E187ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.529, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e187ed">#E187ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E187ED"

More Pink Colors

#E187ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E187ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E187ED?

#E187ED is a light pink — rgb(225, 135, 237) in RGB and hsl(293, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #E187ED?

#E187ED is rgb(225, 135, 237) — red 225, green 135, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E187ED?

#E187ED converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E187ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E187ED scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E187ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E187ED 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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