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#E27EB0 Color

#E27EB0 is rgb(226, 126, 176) in RGB, hsl(330, 63%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E27EB0
HEX#E27EB0
RGBrgb(226, 126, 176)
HSLhsl(330, 63%, 69%)
HSVhsv(330, 44%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.136 349.8)
LABlab(65.37% 43.92 -8.67)
LCHlch(65.37% 44.77 348.83)

What #E27EB0 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 #E27EB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 5.1Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 5.62China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 6.4Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 9.1Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 9.1Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 9.14

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

#E27EB0 Channel Values

How #E27EB0 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 226 · G 126 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 63% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 44% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 22% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E27EB0 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E27EB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E27EB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E27EB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E27EB0
Complementary
#7EE2B0
Analogous
#E27EE2
Analogous
#E27E7E
Triadic
#B0E27E
Triadic
#7EB0E2
Split comp.
#7EE27E
Split comp.
#7EE2E2

Tints & Shades of #E27EB0

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

#E68FBA
#E99FC4
#EDB0CF
#F2C5DB
#F6D5E6
#F9E6F0

Shades

#D95999
#D02F80
#AA2769
#851E52
#60163B
#360C21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E27EB0.

How #E27EB0 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#E27EB0
Protanopia#9696B0
Protanomaly#B98DB0
Deuteranopia#A8A8AD
Deuteranomaly#C299AE
Tritanopia#DE8686
Tritanomaly#E08398
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E27EB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e27eb0: #E27EB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E27EB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e27eb0': '#E27EB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.494, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_e27eb0">#E27EB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#E27EB0"

More Pink Colors

#E27EB0 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E27EB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E27EB0?

#E27EB0 is a light pink — rgb(226, 126, 176) in RGB and hsl(330, 63%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #E27EB0?

#E27EB0 is rgb(226, 126, 176) — red 226, green 126, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E27EB0?

#E27EB0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 22%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E27EB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E27EB0 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E27EB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E27EB0 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 10.94, which is visibly different.

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