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#EA97ED Color

#EA97ED is rgb(234, 151, 237) in RGB, hsl(298, 70%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 36%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Brilliant Lavender (#F1A7FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA97ED
HEX#EA97ED
RGBrgb(234, 151, 237)
HSLhsl(298, 70%, 76%)
HSVhsv(298, 36%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 36%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.148 325.7)
LABlab(73.30% 41.73 -30.39)
LCHlch(73.30% 51.63 323.94)

What #EA97ED 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 #EA97ED, 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.

#EA97ED Channel Values

How #EA97ED 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 151 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 70% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 36% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA97ED 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA97ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA97ED; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EA97ED

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

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How #EA97ED 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#EA97ED
Protanopia#A9A9ED
Protanomaly#C6A2ED
Deuteranopia#B8B8EB
Deuteranomaly#CEACEC
Tritanopia#E1A5A5
Tritanomaly#E5A0C6
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA97ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea97ed: #EA97ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA97ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea97ed': '#EA97ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.592, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ea97ed">#EA97ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA97ED"

More Pink Colors

#EA97ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA97ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA97ED?

#EA97ED is a light pink — rgb(234, 151, 237) in RGB and hsl(298, 70%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Brilliant Lavender (#F1A7FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #EA97ED?

#EA97ED is rgb(234, 151, 237) — red 234, green 151, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA97ED?

#EA97ED converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 36%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA97ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA97ED scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA97ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA97ED 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 13.6, which is visibly different.

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