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#EA56FB Color

#EA56FB is rgb(234, 86, 251) in RGB, hsl(294, 95%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), visibly different at ΔE 11.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA56FB
HEX#EA56FB
RGBrgb(234, 86, 251)
HSLhsl(294, 95%, 66%)
HSVhsv(294, 66%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.258 323.4)
LABlab(62.36% 72.49 -55.07)
LCHlch(62.36% 91.04 322.78)

What #EA56FB 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 #EA56FB, 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.

#EA56FB Channel Values

How #EA56FB 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 234 · G 86 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 95% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 66% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA56FB 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA56FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA56FB; 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 #EA56FB

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EA56FB.

How #EA56FB 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#EA56FB
Protanopia#8080FB
Protanomaly#B572FB
Deuteranopia#9C9CF9
Deuteranomaly#C086FA
Tritanopia#DB7C7C
Tritanomaly#E16FBD
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA56FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea56fb: #EA56FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA56FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea56fb': '#EA56FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.337, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_ea56fb">#EA56FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA56FB"

More Pink Colors

#EA56FB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA56FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA56FB?

#EA56FB is a light pink — rgb(234, 86, 251) in RGB and hsl(294, 95%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.87.

What is the RGB value of #EA56FB?

#EA56FB is rgb(234, 86, 251) — red 234, green 86, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA56FB?

#EA56FB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA56FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA56FB scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA56FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA56FB 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 21.07, which is visibly different.

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