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#E6A7CD Color

#E6A7CD is rgb(230, 167, 205) in RGB, hsl(324, 56%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6A7CD
HEX#E6A7CD
RGBrgb(230, 167, 205)
HSLhsl(324, 56%, 78%)
HSVhsv(324, 27%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.089 342.4)
LABlab(75.46% 28.15 -9.79)
LCHlch(75.46% 29.81 340.82)

What #E6A7CD 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 #E6A7CD, 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.

#E6A7CD Channel Values

How #E6A7CD 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 230 · G 167 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 56% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 27% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 11% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6A7CD 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6A7CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6A7CD; 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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Tints & Shades of #E6A7CD

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

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How #E6A7CD 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#E6A7CD
Protanopia#B4B4CD
Protanomaly#CAAFCD
Deuteranopia#BFBFCB
Deuteranomaly#D0B6CC
Tritanopia#E2ACAC
Tritanomaly#E4AABA
Achromatopsia#BABABA

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Using #E6A7CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6a7cd: #E6A7CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6A7CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6a7cd': '#E6A7CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.655, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_e6a7cd">#E6A7CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6A7CD"

More Pink Colors

#E6A7CD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6A7CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6A7CD?

#E6A7CD is a light pink — rgb(230, 167, 205) in RGB and hsl(324, 56%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.48.

What is the RGB value of #E6A7CD?

#E6A7CD is rgb(230, 167, 205) — red 230, green 167, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6A7CD?

#E6A7CD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6A7CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6A7CD scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6A7CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6A7CD 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 12.44, which is visibly different.

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