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#EA8BCD Color

#EA8BCD is rgb(234, 139, 205) in RGB, hsl(318, 69%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA8BCD
HEX#EA8BCD
RGBrgb(234, 139, 205)
HSLhsl(318, 69%, 73%)
HSVhsv(318, 41%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.141 339.4)
LABlab(69.84% 43.56 -18.09)
LCHlch(69.84% 47.17 337.45)

What #EA8BCD 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 #EA8BCD, 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.

#EA8BCD Channel Values

How #EA8BCD 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 139 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 69% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 41% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 12% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA8BCD 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 text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA8BCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA8BCD; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EA8BCD

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 #EA8BCD.

How #EA8BCD 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#EA8BCD
Protanopia#A1A1CD
Protanomaly#C298CD
Deuteranopia#B2B2CB
Deuteranomaly#CBA4CC
Tritanopia#E49595
Tritanomaly#E791AE
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA8BCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea8bcd: #EA8BCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA8BCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea8bcd': '#EA8BCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.545, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_ea8bcd">#EA8BCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA8BCD"

More Pink Colors

#EA8BCD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA8BCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA8BCD?

#EA8BCD is a light pink — rgb(234, 139, 205) in RGB and hsl(318, 69%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #EA8BCD?

#EA8BCD is rgb(234, 139, 205) — red 234, green 139, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA8BCD?

#EA8BCD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA8BCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA8BCD scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA8BCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA8BCD 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 13.89, which is visibly different.

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