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#E78CEE Color

#E78CEE is rgb(231, 140, 238) in RGB, hsl(296, 74%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 41%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E78CEE
HEX#E78CEE
RGBrgb(231, 140, 238)
HSLhsl(296, 74%, 74%)
HSVhsv(296, 41%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 41%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.165 324.4)
LABlab(70.71% 46.33 -34.95)
LCHlch(70.71% 58.03 322.97)

What #E78CEE 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 #E78CEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.23Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 7.36Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.77Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.6Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 10.08Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 10.14

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

#E78CEE Channel Values

How #E78CEE 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 140 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 74% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 41% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E78CEE 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E78CEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E78CEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E78CEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E78CEE
Complementary
#92EE8C
Analogous
#B68CEE
Analogous
#EE8CC3
Triadic
#EEE78C
Triadic
#8CEEE7
Split comp.
#C3EE8C
Split comp.
#8CEEB6

Tints & Shades of #E78CEE

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

#EA99F0
#EEABF2
#F0B8F4
#F4CAF7
#F7D7F9
#FAE9FC

Shades

#DE5FE7
#D533E1
#B81DC3
#8E1797
#64106A
#3B093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E78CEE.

How #E78CEE 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#E78CEE
Protanopia#A0A0EE
Protanomaly#C199EE
Deuteranopia#B1B1EC
Deuteranomaly#C9A4ED
Tritanopia#DD9D9D
Tritanomaly#E196C3
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E78CEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e78cee: #E78CEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E78CEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e78cee': '#E78CEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.549, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_e78cee">#E78CEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E78CEE"

More Pink Colors

#E78CEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E78CEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E78CEE?

#E78CEE is a light pink — rgb(231, 140, 238) in RGB and hsl(296, 74%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #E78CEE?

#E78CEE is rgb(231, 140, 238) — red 231, green 140, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E78CEE?

#E78CEE converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 41%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E78CEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E78CEE scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E78CEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E78CEE 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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