Skip to content

#EA9BF8 Color

#EA9BF8 is rgb(234, 155, 248) in RGB, hsl(291, 87%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 38%, 0%, 3%) 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 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA9BF8
HEX#EA9BF8
RGBrgb(234, 155, 248)
HSLhsl(291, 87%, 79%)
HSVhsv(291, 38%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 38%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.152 321.4)
LABlab(74.51% 41.29 -34.51)
LCHlch(74.51% 53.81 320.11)

What #EA9BF8 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 #EA9BF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 5.08Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 5.39Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.21Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.4Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 13.12Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 13.5

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

#EA9BF8 Channel Values

How #EA9BF8 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 155 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 87% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 38% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA9BF8 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EA9BF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EA9BF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA9BF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EA9BF8
Complementary
#A9F89B
Analogous
#BB9BF8
Analogous
#F89BD7
Triadic
#F8EA9B
Triadic
#9BF8EA
Split comp.
#D7F89B
Split comp.
#9BF8BB

Tints & Shades of #EA9BF8

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

#EDA9F9
#EFB3FA
#F2C1FB
#F5CFFC
#F8DEFD
#FAE7FD

Shades

#DF66F4
#D537F1
#C110E0
#940CAC
#670877
#3E0548

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EA9BF8.

How #EA9BF8 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#EA9BF8
Protanopia#ACACF8
Protanomaly#C8A5F8
Deuteranopia#BABAF6
Deuteranomaly#CFAFF7
Tritanopia#E0ABAB
Tritanomaly#E4A5CE
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA9BF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea9bf8: #EA9BF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA9BF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea9bf8': '#EA9BF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.608, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_ea9bf8">#EA9BF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA9BF8"

More Pink Colors

#EA9BF8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EA9BF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA9BF8?

#EA9BF8 is a light pink — rgb(234, 155, 248) in RGB and hsl(291, 87%, 79%) 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 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #EA9BF8?

#EA9BF8 is rgb(234, 155, 248) — red 234, green 155, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA9BF8?

#EA9BF8 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 38%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA9BF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA9BF8 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA9BF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA9BF8 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 13.12, which is visibly different.

Open #EA9BF8 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

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