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#E889EC Color

#E889EC is rgb(232, 137, 236) in RGB, hsl(298, 72%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 42%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E889EC
HEX#E889EC
RGBrgb(232, 137, 236)
HSLhsl(298, 72%, 73%)
HSVhsv(298, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 42%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.169 325.6)
LABlab(70.16% 47.83 -34.69)
LCHlch(70.16% 59.08 324.05)

What #E889EC 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 #E889EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 5.8Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 7.87Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 8.15Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.75Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 8.83Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 8.85

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

#E889EC Channel Values

How #E889EC 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 137 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 72% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E889EC 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E889EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E889EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E889EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E889EC
Complementary
#8CEC89
Analogous
#B789EC
Analogous
#EC89BD
Triadic
#ECE889
Triadic
#89ECE8
Split comp.
#BDEC89
Split comp.
#89ECB7

Tints & Shades of #E889EC

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

#EC9AEF
#EEA7F1
#F2B9F4
#F4C6F6
#F7D8F9
#FAE5FB

Shades

#E05DE5
#D831DD
#B71FBD
#911895
#661169
#3C0A3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E889EC.

How #E889EC 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#E889EC
Protanopia#9F9FEC
Protanomaly#C096EC
Deuteranopia#B0B0EA
Deuteranomaly#C9A2EB
Tritanopia#DE9A9A
Tritanomaly#E294C0
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E889EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e889ec: #E889EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E889EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e889ec': '#E889EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.537, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_e889ec">#E889EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E889EC"

More Pink Colors

#E889EC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E889EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E889EC?

#E889EC is a light pink — rgb(232, 137, 236) in RGB and hsl(298, 72%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #E889EC?

#E889EC is rgb(232, 137, 236) — red 232, green 137, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E889EC?

#E889EC converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 42%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E889EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E889EC scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E889EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E889EC 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 5.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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