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#EA80EA Color

#EA80EA is rgb(234, 128, 234) in RGB, hsl(300, 72%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA80EA
HEX#EA80EA
RGBrgb(234, 128, 234)
HSLhsl(300, 72%, 71%)
HSVhsv(300, 45%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.183 327.2)
LABlab(68.58% 52.48 -35.99)
LCHlch(68.58% 63.64 325.56)

What #EA80EA 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 #EA80EA, 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.

#EA80EA Channel Values

How #EA80EA 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 128 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 72% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 45% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA80EA 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA80EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA80EA; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EA80EA

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 #EA80EA.

How #EA80EA 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#EA80EA
Protanopia#9999EA
Protanomaly#BF90EA
Deuteranopia#ADADE8
Deuteranomaly#C89DE9
Tritanopia#E09393
Tritanomaly#E48CBC
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA80EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea80ea: #EA80EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA80EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea80ea': '#EA80EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.502, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_ea80ea">#EA80EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA80EA"

More Pink Colors

#EA80EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA80EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA80EA?

#EA80EA is a light pink — rgb(234, 128, 234) in RGB and hsl(300, 72%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.43.

What is the RGB value of #EA80EA?

#EA80EA is rgb(234, 128, 234) — red 234, green 128, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA80EA?

#EA80EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA80EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA80EA scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA80EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA80EA 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 1.43, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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