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#E89BDA Color

#E89BDA is rgb(232, 155, 218) in RGB, hsl(311, 63%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 6%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E89BDA
HEX#E89BDA
RGBrgb(232, 155, 218)
HSLhsl(311, 63%, 76%)
HSVhsv(311, 33%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 6%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.122 333.4)
LABlab(73.35% 36.55 -19.99)
LCHlch(73.35% 41.65 331.33)

What #E89BDA 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 #E89BDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E89BDA Channel Values

How #E89BDA 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 155 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 63% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 33% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 6% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E89BDA 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E89BDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E89BDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E89BDA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E89BDA.

How #E89BDA 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#E89BDA
Protanopia#ABABDA
Protanomaly#C7A5DA
Deuteranopia#B9B9D8
Deuteranomaly#CEAED9
Tritanopia#E2A5A5
Tritanomaly#E4A1BC
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E89BDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e89bda: #E89BDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E89BDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e89bda': '#E89BDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.608, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_e89bda">#E89BDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E89BDA"

More Pink Colors

#E89BDA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E89BDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E89BDA?

#E89BDA is a light pink — rgb(232, 155, 218) in RGB and hsl(311, 63%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #E89BDA?

#E89BDA is rgb(232, 155, 218) — red 232, green 155, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E89BDA?

#E89BDA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 6%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E89BDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E89BDA scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E89BDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E89BDA 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 6.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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