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#E27EBA Color

#E27EBA is rgb(226, 126, 186) in RGB, hsl(324, 63%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 18%, 11%) 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 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E27EBA
HEX#E27EBA
RGBrgb(226, 126, 186)
HSLhsl(324, 63%, 69%)
HSVhsv(324, 44%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 18%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.142 344.4)
LABlab(65.64% 45.00 -13.90)
LCHlch(65.64% 47.10 342.84)

What #E27EBA 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 #E27EBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 5.99Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 6.06Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 6.92Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 7.66Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 8.16China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 9.55

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

#E27EBA Channel Values

How #E27EBA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 63% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 44% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 18% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E27EBA 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E27EBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E27EBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E27EBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E27EBA
Complementary
#7EE2A6
Analogous
#D87EE2
Analogous
#E27E88
Triadic
#BAE27E
Triadic
#7EBAE2
Split comp.
#88E27E
Split comp.
#7EE2D8

Tints & Shades of #E27EBA

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

#E68FC3
#E99FCC
#EDB0D5
#F2C5E0
#F6D5E9
#F9E6F2

Shades

#D959A6
#D02F90
#AA2776
#851E5C
#601642
#360C25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E27EBA.

How #E27EBA 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#E27EBA
Protanopia#9696BA
Protanomaly#B98DBA
Deuteranopia#A8A8B7
Deuteranomaly#C299B8
Tritanopia#DD8888
Tritanomaly#DF849E
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E27EBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e27eba: #E27EBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E27EBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e27eba': '#E27EBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.494, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_e27eba">#E27EBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E27EBA"

More Pink Colors

#E27EBA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E27EBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E27EBA?

#E27EBA is a light pink — rgb(226, 126, 186) in RGB and hsl(324, 63%, 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #E27EBA?

#E27EBA is rgb(226, 126, 186) — red 226, green 126, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E27EBA?

#E27EBA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 18%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E27EBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E27EBA scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E27EBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E27EBA 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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