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#E87EEC Color

#E87EEC is rgb(232, 126, 236) in RGB, hsl(298, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E87EEC
HEX#E87EEC
RGBrgb(232, 126, 236)
HSLhsl(298, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(298, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.187 325.9)
LABlab(68.02% 53.08 -37.99)
LCHlch(68.02% 65.27 324.41)

What #E87EEC 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 #E87EEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 2.17Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 5.87Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 6.57Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.26Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 9.5Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.61

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

#E87EEC Channel Values

How #E87EEC 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 126 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E87EEC 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E87EEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E87EEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E87EEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E87EEC
Complementary
#82EC7E
Analogous
#B17EEC
Analogous
#EC7EB9
Triadic
#ECE87E
Triadic
#7EECE8
Split comp.
#B9EC7E
Split comp.
#7EECB1

Tints & Shades of #E87EEC

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

#EB90EE
#EEA2F1
#F2B4F4
#F4C1F6
#F7D3F8
#FAE4FB

Shades

#E052E5
#D92ADF
#B51CBA
#8E1692
#630F66
#3C093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E87EEC.

How #E87EEC 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#E87EEC
Protanopia#9797EC
Protanomaly#BD8EEC
Deuteranopia#ABABEA
Deuteranomaly#C69BEB
Tritanopia#DD9292
Tritanomaly#E28BBD
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E87EEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e87eec: #E87EEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E87EEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e87eec': '#E87EEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.494, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_e87eec">#E87EEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E87EEC"

More Pink Colors

#E87EEC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E87EEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E87EEC?

#E87EEC is a light pink — rgb(232, 126, 236) in RGB and hsl(298, 74%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.17.

What is the RGB value of #E87EEC?

#E87EEC is rgb(232, 126, 236) — red 232, green 126, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E87EEC?

#E87EEC converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E87EEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E87EEC scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E87EEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E87EEC 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 2.17, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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