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#E874EC Color

#E874EC is rgb(232, 116, 236) in RGB, hsl(298, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 51%, 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 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E874EC
HEX#E874EC
RGBrgb(232, 116, 236)
HSLhsl(298, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(298, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 51%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.203 326.1)
LABlab(66.18% 57.68 -40.83)
LCHlch(66.18% 70.67 324.71)

What #E874EC 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 #E874EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.04Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.73Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.19Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 9.39Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.52Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.77

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

#E874EC Channel Values

How #E874EC 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 116 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E874EC 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E874EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E874EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E874EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E874EC
Complementary
#78EC74
Analogous
#AC74EC
Analogous
#EC74B4
Triadic
#ECE874
Triadic
#74ECE8
Split comp.
#B4EC74
Split comp.
#74ECAC

Tints & Shades of #E874EC

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

#EB86EE
#EE98F1
#F1AAF3
#F5C0F6
#F8D2F9
#FBE4FB

Shades

#E14BE7
#DA1FE0
#B319B8
#8B1490
#640E67
#39083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E874EC.

How #E874EC 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#E874EC
Protanopia#9191EC
Protanomaly#BA86EC
Deuteranopia#A6A6EA
Deuteranomaly#C495EB
Tritanopia#DD8B8B
Tritanomaly#E182BA
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E874EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e874ec: #E874EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E874EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e874ec': '#E874EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.455, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_e874ec">#E874EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E874EC"

More Pink Colors

#E874EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E874EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E874EC?

#E874EC is a light pink — rgb(232, 116, 236) in RGB and hsl(298, 76%, 69%) 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 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #E874EC?

#E874EC is rgb(232, 116, 236) — red 232, green 116, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E874EC?

#E874EC converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 51%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E874EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E874EC scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E874EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E874EC 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 7.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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