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#EA5DF4 Color

#EA5DF4 is rgb(234, 93, 244) in RGB, hsl(296, 87%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 62%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA5DF4
HEX#EA5DF4
RGBrgb(234, 93, 244)
HSLhsl(296, 87%, 66%)
HSVhsv(296, 62%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 62%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.243 325)
LABlab(63.04% 68.97 -50.13)
LCHlch(63.04% 85.26 323.99)

What #EA5DF4 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 #EA5DF4, 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.

#EA5DF4 Channel Values

How #EA5DF4 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 93 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 87% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 62% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.85:1 vs white · 7.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA5DF4 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 text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA5DF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA5DF4; 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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Tints & Shades of #EA5DF4

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 #EA5DF4.

How #EA5DF4 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#EA5DF4
Protanopia#8484F4
Protanomaly#B676F4
Deuteranopia#9F9FF2
Deuteranomaly#C189F3
Tritanopia#DD7E7E
Tritanomaly#E272B9
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA5DF4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea5df4: #EA5DF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA5DF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea5df4': '#EA5DF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.365, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_ea5df4">#EA5DF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA5DF4"

More Pink Colors

#EA5DF4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA5DF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA5DF4?

#EA5DF4 is a light pink — rgb(234, 93, 244) in RGB and hsl(296, 87%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #EA5DF4?

#EA5DF4 is rgb(234, 93, 244) — red 234, green 93, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA5DF4?

#EA5DF4 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 62%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA5DF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA5DF4 scores 2.85:1 against white and 7.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA5DF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA5DF4 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 17.18, which is visibly different.

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