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#E87CFD Color

#E87CFD is rgb(232, 124, 253) in RGB, hsl(290, 97%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 51%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E87CFD
HEX#E87CFD
RGBrgb(232, 124, 253)
HSLhsl(290, 97%, 74%)
HSVhsv(290, 51%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 51%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.206 320.9)
LABlab(68.28% 56.34 -46.88)
LCHlch(68.28% 73.30 320.24)

What #E87CFD 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 #E87CFD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 6.36Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 9.58Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 10.86Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 12.44Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 13.16Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.45

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

#E87CFD Channel Values

How #E87CFD 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 124 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 97% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 51% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E87CFD 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E87CFD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E87CFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E87CFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E87CFD
Complementary
#92FD7C
Analogous
#A77CFD
Analogous
#FD7CD2
Triadic
#FDE87C
Triadic
#7CFDE8
Split comp.
#D2FD7C
Split comp.
#7CFDA7

Tints & Shades of #E87CFD

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

#EA8BFD
#EEA0FE
#F1AFFE
#F4C3FE
#F7D2FE
#FAE6FF

Shades

#DF4AFC
#D618FB
#B903DD
#8F03AB
#650279
#3B0146

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E87CFD.

How #E87CFD 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#E87CFD
Protanopia#9696FD
Protanomaly#BC8CFD
Deuteranopia#AAAAFB
Deuteranomaly#C69AFC
Tritanopia#DB9595
Tritanomaly#E08CC7
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E87CFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e87cfd: #E87CFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E87CFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e87cfd': '#E87CFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.486, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_e87cfd">#E87CFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E87CFD"

More Pink Colors

#E87CFD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E87CFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E87CFD?

#E87CFD is a light pink — rgb(232, 124, 253) in RGB and hsl(290, 97%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #E87CFD?

#E87CFD is rgb(232, 124, 253) — red 232, green 124, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E87CFD?

#E87CFD converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 51%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E87CFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E87CFD scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E87CFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E87CFD 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 10.86, which is visibly different.

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