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#E990CA Color

#E990CA is rgb(233, 144, 202) in RGB, hsl(321, 67%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 13%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E990CA
HEX#E990CA
RGBrgb(233, 144, 202)
HSLhsl(321, 67%, 74%)
HSVhsv(321, 38%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 13%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.129 341.2)
LABlab(70.67% 40.40 -15.20)
LCHlch(70.67% 43.17 339.38)

What #E990CA 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 #E990CA, 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.

#E990CA Channel Values

How #E990CA 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 233 · G 144 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 67% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 38% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 13% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E990CA 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E990CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E990CA; 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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Tints & Shades of #E990CA

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E990CA.

How #E990CA 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#E990CA
Protanopia#A4A4CA
Protanomaly#C39CCA
Deuteranopia#B4B4C8
Deuteranomaly#CBA7C9
Tritanopia#E49999
Tritanomaly#E695AF
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E990CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e990ca: #E990CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E990CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e990ca': '#E990CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.565, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e990ca">#E990CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E990CA"

More Pink Colors

#E990CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E990CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E990CA?

#E990CA is a light pink — rgb(233, 144, 202) in RGB and hsl(321, 67%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #E990CA?

#E990CA is rgb(233, 144, 202) — red 233, green 144, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E990CA?

#E990CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 13%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E990CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E990CA scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E990CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E990CA 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 12.07, which is visibly different.

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