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#E887D5 Color

#E887D5 is rgb(232, 135, 213) in RGB, hsl(312, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 8%, 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 9.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E887D5
HEX#E887D5
RGBrgb(232, 135, 213)
HSLhsl(312, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(312, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 8%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.152 334.6)
LABlab(69.01% 45.81 -23.79)
LCHlch(69.01% 51.62 332.56)

What #E887D5 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 #E887D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 9.95Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 10.54Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 11.11Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 11.89Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 12.15Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 13.63

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

#E887D5 Channel Values

How #E887D5 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 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 8% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E887D5 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E887D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E887D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E887D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E887D5
Complementary
#87E89A
Analogous
#CB87E8
Analogous
#E887A4
Triadic
#D5E887
Triadic
#87D5E8
Split comp.
#A4E887
Split comp.
#87E8CB

Tints & Shades of #E887D5

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

#EB98DB
#EEA5DF
#F1B6E5
#F4C7EB
#F8D8F1
#FAE5F6

Shades

#E05CC6
#D936B8
#B8239A
#8D1B76
#631353
#3C0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E887D5.

How #E887D5 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#E887D5
Protanopia#9D9DD5
Protanomaly#C095D5
Deuteranopia#AFAFD3
Deuteranomaly#C8A1D4
Tritanopia#E19494
Tritanomaly#E48FB2
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E887D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e887d5: #E887D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E887D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e887d5': '#E887D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.529, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_e887d5">#E887D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E887D5"

More Pink Colors

#E887D5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E887D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E887D5?

#E887D5 is a light pink — rgb(232, 135, 213) in RGB and hsl(312, 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 9.95.

What is the RGB value of #E887D5?

#E887D5 is rgb(232, 135, 213) — red 232, green 135, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E887D5?

#E887D5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 8%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E887D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E887D5 scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E887D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E887D5 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 13.77, which is visibly different.

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