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#EAB3EA Color

#EAB3EA is rgb(234, 179, 234) in RGB, hsl(300, 57%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAB3EA
HEX#EAB3EA
RGBrgb(234, 179, 234)
HSLhsl(300, 57%, 81%)
HSVhsv(300, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.096 326.4)
LABlab(79.39% 27.26 -19.56)
LCHlch(79.39% 33.55 324.34)

What #EAB3EA 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 #EAB3EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.33Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.29Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 8.71Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.82Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.25Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.42

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

#EAB3EA Channel Values

How #EAB3EA 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 179 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 57% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAB3EA 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EAB3EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EAB3EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAB3EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EAB3EA
Complementary
#B3EAB3
Analogous
#CFB3EA
Analogous
#EAB3CF
Triadic
#EAEAB3
Triadic
#B3EAEA
Split comp.
#CFEAB3
Split comp.
#B3EACF

Tints & Shades of #EAB3EA

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

#ECBBEC
#F0C7F0
#F2CFF2
#F5DBF5
#F7E3F7
#FBEFFB

Shades

#DE87DE
#D25BD2
#C035C0
#942994
#681D68
#3C103C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAB3EA.

How #EAB3EA 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#EAB3EA
Protanopia#BEBEEA
Protanomaly#D1BAEA
Deuteranopia#C7C7E9
Deuteranomaly#D6C0E9
Tritanopia#E4BBBB
Tritanomaly#E6B8D0
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAB3EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eab3ea: #EAB3EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAB3EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eab3ea': '#EAB3EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.702, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_eab3ea">#EAB3EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAB3EA"

More Pink Colors

#EAB3EA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EAB3EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAB3EA?

#EAB3EA is a lightest pink — rgb(234, 179, 234) in RGB and hsl(300, 57%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #EAB3EA?

#EAB3EA is rgb(234, 179, 234) — red 234, green 179, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAB3EA?

#EAB3EA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAB3EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAB3EA scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAB3EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAB3EA 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 7.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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