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#E708BE Color

#E708BE is rgb(231, 8, 190) in RGB, hsl(311, 93%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 18%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hot Magenta (#FF1DCE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E708BE
HEX#E708BE
RGBrgb(231, 8, 190)
HSLhsl(311, 93%, 47%)
HSVhsv(311, 97%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 18%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.273 338.9)
LABlab(53.03% 82.38 -35.30)
LCHlch(53.03% 89.63 336.80)

What #E708BE 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 #E708BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 7.25Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 7.88Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 8.19Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 8.21Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 11.72Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.11

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

#E708BE Channel Values

How #E708BE 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 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 93% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 97% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 18% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E708BE 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E708BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E708BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E708BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E708BE
Complementary
#08E731
Analogous
#A108E7
Analogous
#E7084F
Triadic
#BEE708
Triadic
#08BEE7
Split comp.
#4FE708
Split comp.
#08E7A1

Tints & Shades of #E708BE

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

#F71DCF
#F844D7
#F966DF
#FB89E6
#FCABED
#FDD3F6

Shades

#CA07A6
#AC068E
#8F0576
#6C0459
#4F0341
#310229

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E708BE.

How #E708BE 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#E708BE
Protanopia#6868BD
Protanomaly#AA52BE
Deuteranopia#8D8DBA
Deuteranomaly#B86FBC
Tritanopia#DE4949
Tritanomaly#E23988
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E708BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e708be: #E708BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E708BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e708be': '#E708BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.031, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_e708be">#E708BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E708BE"

More Pink Colors

#E708BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E708BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E708BE?

#E708BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(231, 8, 190) in RGB and hsl(311, 93%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hot Magenta (#FF1DCE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #E708BE?

#E708BE is rgb(231, 8, 190) — red 231, green 8, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E708BE?

#E708BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 18%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E708BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E708BE scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E708BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E708BE 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 26.02, which is a different colour altogether.

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