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#E887CB Color

#E887CB is rgb(232, 135, 203) in RGB, hsl(318, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 13%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E887CB
HEX#E887CB
RGBrgb(232, 135, 203)
HSLhsl(318, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(318, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 13%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.144 339.2)
LABlab(68.71% 44.60 -18.70)
LCHlch(68.71% 48.37 337.25)

What #E887CB 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 #E887CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 8.71Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 8.96Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 9.26Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 10.59Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 10.73Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 12.47

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

#E887CB Channel Values

How #E887CB 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 135 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 13% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E887CB 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 text8.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E887CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E887CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E887CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E887CB
Complementary
#87E8A4
Analogous
#D587E8
Analogous
#E8879A
Triadic
#CBE887
Triadic
#87CBE8
Split comp.
#9AE887
Split comp.
#87E8D5

Tints & Shades of #E887CB

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

#EB98D2
#EEA5D8
#F1B6DF
#F4C7E7
#F8D8EE
#FAE5F4

Shades

#E05CB8
#D936A8
#B8238B
#8D1B6B
#63134B
#3C0B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E887CB.

How #E887CB 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#E887CB
Protanopia#9D9DCB
Protanomaly#C095CB
Deuteranopia#AFAFC9
Deuteranomaly#C8A1CA
Tritanopia#E29292
Tritanomaly#E58EAC
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E887CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e887cb: #E887CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E887CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e887cb': '#E887CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.529, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_e887cb">#E887CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E887CB"

More Pink Colors

#E887CB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E887CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E887CB?

#E887CB is a light pink — rgb(232, 135, 203) in RGB and hsl(318, 68%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.71.

What is the RGB value of #E887CB?

#E887CB is rgb(232, 135, 203) — red 232, green 135, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E887CB?

#E887CB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 13%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E887CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E887CB scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E887CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E887CB 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.03, which is visibly different.

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