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#E88CED Color

#E88CED is rgb(232, 140, 237) in RGB, hsl(297, 73%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 41%, 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 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E88CED
HEX#E88CED
RGBrgb(232, 140, 237)
HSLhsl(297, 73%, 74%)
HSVhsv(297, 41%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 41%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.165 325.2)
LABlab(70.79% 46.50 -34.26)
LCHlch(70.79% 57.76 323.62)

What #E88CED 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 #E88CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.26Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 7.73Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.72Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.38Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 9.61Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 10

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

#E88CED Channel Values

How #E88CED 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 140 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 73% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 41% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E88CED 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E88CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E88CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E88CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E88CED
Complementary
#91ED8C
Analogous
#B88CED
Analogous
#ED8CC2
Triadic
#EDE88C
Triadic
#8CEDE8
Split comp.
#C2ED8C
Split comp.
#8CEDB8

Tints & Shades of #E88CED

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

#EB9AEF
#EEABF2
#F1B8F4
#F5CAF7
#F7D7F9
#FBE9FC

Shades

#E060E6
#D734DF
#BA1EC2
#901796
#65116A
#3B0A3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E88CED.

How #E88CED 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#E88CED
Protanopia#A1A1ED
Protanomaly#C199ED
Deuteranopia#B1B1EB
Deuteranomaly#CAA4EC
Tritanopia#DE9D9D
Tritanomaly#E296C2
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E88CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e88ced: #E88CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E88CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e88ced': '#E88CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.549, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e88ced">#E88CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E88CED"

More Pink Colors

#E88CED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E88CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E88CED?

#E88CED is a light pink — rgb(232, 140, 237) in RGB and hsl(297, 73%, 74%) 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 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #E88CED?

#E88CED is rgb(232, 140, 237) — red 232, green 140, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E88CED?

#E88CED converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 41%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E88CED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E88CED scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E88CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E88CED 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 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.