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#E84AED Color

#E84AED is rgb(232, 74, 237) in RGB, hsl(298, 82%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 69%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E84AED
HEX#E84AED
RGBrgb(232, 74, 237)
HSLhsl(298, 82%, 61%)
HSVhsv(298, 69%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 69%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.26 326.6)
LABlab(59.89% 74.44 -51.25)
LCHlch(59.89% 90.37 325.46)

What #E84AED 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 #E84AED, 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.

#E84AED Channel Values

How #E84AED 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 232 · G 74 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 82% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 69% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E84AED 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E84AED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E84AED; 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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Tints & Shades of #E84AED

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.

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Shades

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How #E84AED 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#E84AED
Protanopia#7A7AED
Protanomaly#B16AED
Deuteranopia#9898EA
Deuteranomaly#BD80EB
Tritanopia#DB7171
Tritanomaly#E064B1
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E84AED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e84aed: #E84AED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E84AED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e84aed': '#E84AED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.290, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e84aed">#E84AED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E84AED"

More Pink Colors

#E84AED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E84AED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E84AED?

#E84AED is a light pink — rgb(232, 74, 237) in RGB and hsl(298, 82%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.38.

What is the RGB value of #E84AED?

#E84AED is rgb(232, 74, 237) — red 232, green 74, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E84AED?

#E84AED converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 69%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E84AED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E84AED scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E84AED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E84AED 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 20.83, which is visibly different.

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