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#E887E3 Color

#E887E3 is rgb(232, 135, 227) in RGB, hsl(303, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 2%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E887E3
HEX#E887E3
RGBrgb(232, 135, 227)
HSLhsl(303, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(303, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 2%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.164 328.9)
LABlab(69.45% 47.59 -30.83)
LCHlch(69.45% 56.71 327.07)

What #E887E3 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 #E887E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 7.43Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 7.63Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.07Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.9Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.11Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.25

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

#E887E3 Channel Values

How #E887E3 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 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 2% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E887E3 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E887E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E887E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E887E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E887E3
Complementary
#87E88C
Analogous
#BC87E8
Analogous
#E887B3
Triadic
#E3E887
Triadic
#87E3E8
Split comp.
#B3E887
Split comp.
#87E8BC

Tints & Shades of #E887E3

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

#EB98E7
#EEA5EA
#F1B6EE
#F4C7F2
#F8D8F6
#FAE5F9

Shades

#E05CD9
#D936D0
#B823B1
#8D1B88
#63135F
#3C0B3A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E887E3.

How #E887E3 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#E887E3
Protanopia#9D9DE3
Protanomaly#C095E3
Deuteranopia#AFAFE1
Deuteranomaly#C8A1E2
Tritanopia#DF9797
Tritanomaly#E391BA
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E887E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e887e3: #E887E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E887E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e887e3': '#E887E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.529, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_e887e3">#E887E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#E887E3"

More Pink Colors

#E887E3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E887E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E887E3?

#E887E3 is a light pink — rgb(232, 135, 227) in RGB and hsl(303, 68%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #E887E3?

#E887E3 is rgb(232, 135, 227) — red 232, green 135, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E887E3?

#E887E3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 2%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E887E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E887E3 scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E887E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E887E3 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 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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