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#E854CA Color

#E854CA is rgb(232, 84, 202) in RGB, hsl(312, 76%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 13%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E854CA
HEX#E854CA
RGBrgb(232, 84, 202)
HSLhsl(312, 76%, 62%)
HSVhsv(312, 64%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 13%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.222 336.7)
LABlab(59.79% 66.96 -31.71)
LCHlch(59.79% 74.09 334.66)

What #E854CA 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 #E854CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 8.53Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 10.67Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 13.56Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.57Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 15Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 15.45

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

#E854CA Channel Values

How #E854CA 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 84 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 76% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 64% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 13% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E854CA 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 text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E854CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E854CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E854CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E854CA
Complementary
#54E872
Analogous
#BC54E8
Analogous
#E85481
Triadic
#CAE854
Triadic
#54CAE8
Split comp.
#81E854
Split comp.
#54E8BC

Tints & Shades of #E854CA

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

#EB6BD1
#EE81D8
#F198DF
#F5B3E7
#F8C9EE
#FBE0F5

Shades

#E331BF
#CA1CA7
#A61789
#82126C
#5E0D4E
#36072D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E854CA.

How #E854CA 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#E854CA
Protanopia#7F7FCA
Protanomaly#B370CA
Deuteranopia#9B9BC7
Deuteranomaly#BF84C8
Tritanopia#E06D6D
Tritanomaly#E3649B
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E854CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e854ca: #E854CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E854CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e854ca': '#E854CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.329, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e854ca">#E854CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E854CA"

More Pink Colors

#E854CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E854CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E854CA?

#E854CA is a light pink — rgb(232, 84, 202) in RGB and hsl(312, 76%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #E854CA?

#E854CA is rgb(232, 84, 202) — red 232, green 84, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E854CA?

#E854CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 13%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E854CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E854CA scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E854CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E854CA 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 15, which is visibly different.

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