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#EA79FB Color

#EA79FB is rgb(234, 121, 251) in RGB, hsl(292, 94%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 52%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA79FB
HEX#EA79FB
RGBrgb(234, 121, 251)
HSLhsl(292, 94%, 73%)
HSVhsv(292, 52%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 52%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.21 322.2)
LABlab(67.92% 58.02 -46.34)
LCHlch(67.92% 74.25 321.39)

What #EA79FB 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 #EA79FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 6.44Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 7.91Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 10.79Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 11.01Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.9Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.4

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

#EA79FB Channel Values

How #EA79FB 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 121 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 94% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 52% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA79FB 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EA79FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EA79FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA79FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EA79FB
Complementary
#8BFB79
Analogous
#A979FB
Analogous
#FB79CB
Triadic
#FBEA79
Triadic
#79FBEA
Split comp.
#CBFB79
Split comp.
#79FBA9

Tints & Shades of #EA79FB

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

#ED8DFB
#EF9CFC
#F2B0FD
#F5BFFD
#F8D2FE
#FAE1FE

Shades

#E248F9
#DA16F8
#B907D5
#9205A8
#670477
#3C0245

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EA79FB.

How #EA79FB 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#EA79FB
Protanopia#9595FB
Protanomaly#BD8AFB
Deuteranopia#AAAAF9
Deuteranomaly#C799FA
Tritanopia#DD9292
Tritanomaly#E289C5
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA79FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea79fb: #EA79FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA79FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea79fb': '#EA79FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.475, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_ea79fb">#EA79FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA79FB"

More Pink Colors

#EA79FB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EA79FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA79FB?

#EA79FB is a light pink — rgb(234, 121, 251) in RGB and hsl(292, 94%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #EA79FB?

#EA79FB is rgb(234, 121, 251) — red 234, green 121, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA79FB?

#EA79FB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 52%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA79FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA79FB scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA79FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA79FB 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 11.01, which is visibly different.

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