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#EB78ED Color

#EB78ED is rgb(235, 120, 237) in RGB, hsl(299, 76%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 49%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB78ED
HEX#EB78ED
RGBrgb(235, 120, 237)
HSLhsl(299, 76%, 70%)
HSVhsv(299, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 49%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.199 326.7)
LABlab(67.34% 56.88 -39.55)
LCHlch(67.34% 69.28 325.19)

What #EB78ED 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 #EB78ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 5.21Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 6.89Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.39Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 10.31Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 11.12Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.15

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

#EB78ED Channel Values

How #EB78ED 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 235 · G 120 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 76% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB78ED 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB78ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB78ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB78ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EB78ED
Complementary
#7AED78
Analogous
#B178ED
Analogous
#ED78B4
Triadic
#EDEB78
Triadic
#78EDEB
Split comp.
#B4ED78
Split comp.
#78EDB1

Tints & Shades of #EB78ED

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

#ED8AEF
#F09CF2
#F3AEF4
#F6C0F6
#F8D2F9
#FBE4FB

Shades

#E550E7
#DE23E1
#BA1ABC
#8E1490
#660E67
#3A083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EB78ED.

How #EB78ED 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#EB78ED
Protanopia#9494ED
Protanomaly#BD8AED
Deuteranopia#AAAAEB
Deuteranomaly#C798EC
Tritanopia#E08E8E
Tritanomaly#E586BC
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB78ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb78ed: #EB78ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB78ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb78ed': '#EB78ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.471, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_eb78ed">#EB78ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB78ED"

More Pink Colors

#EB78ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EB78ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB78ED?

#EB78ED is a light pink — rgb(235, 120, 237) in RGB and hsl(299, 76%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #EB78ED?

#EB78ED is rgb(235, 120, 237) — red 235, green 120, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB78ED?

#EB78ED converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 49%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB78ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB78ED scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB78ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB78ED 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 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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