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#E70887 Color

#E70887 is rgb(231, 8, 135) in RGB, hsl(326, 93%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 42%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E70887
HEX#E70887
RGBrgb(231, 8, 135)
HSLhsl(326, 93%, 47%)
HSVhsv(326, 97%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 42%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.246 355.9)
LABlab(51.18% 78.32 -5.54)
LCHlch(51.18% 78.51 355.95)

What #E70887 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 #E70887, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 5Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 5.16Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 6.08Philippine Pink#FA1A8EΔE 6.24Deep Pink#FF1493ΔE 7.6Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 8.64

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

#E70887 Channel Values

How #E70887 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 231 · G 8 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 93% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 97% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 42% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E70887 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 text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E70887 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E70887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E70887; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E70887
Complementary
#08E769
Analogous
#D808E7
Analogous
#E70817
Triadic
#87E708
Triadic
#0887E7
Split comp.
#17E708
Split comp.
#08E7D8

Tints & Shades of #E70887

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

#F71D98
#F844AA
#F966BA
#FB89C9
#FCABD9
#FDD3EB

Shades

#CA0776
#AC0664
#8F0553
#6C043F
#4F032E
#31021D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E70887.

How #E70887 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#E70887
Protanopia#686886
Protanomaly#AA5286
Deuteranopia#8D8D81
Deuteranomaly#B86F84
Tritanopia#E33333
Tritanomaly#E52760
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E70887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e70887: #E70887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E70887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e70887': '#E70887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.031, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_e70887">#E70887</color>
SVG fillfill="#E70887"

More Pink Colors

#E70887 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E70887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E70887?

#E70887 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(231, 8, 135) in RGB and hsl(326, 93%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #E70887?

#E70887 is rgb(231, 8, 135) — red 231, green 8, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E70887?

#E70887 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 42%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E70887 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E70887 scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E70887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E70887 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 7.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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