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#EB8AFE Color

#EB8AFE is rgb(235, 138, 254) in RGB, hsl(290, 98%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 46%, 0%, 0%) 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 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB8AFE
HEX#EB8AFE
RGBrgb(235, 138, 254)
HSLhsl(290, 98%, 77%)
HSVhsv(290, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 46%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.187 320.9)
LABlab(71.36% 50.78 -42.60)
LCHlch(71.36% 66.28 320.00)

What #EB8AFE 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 #EB8AFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 6.79Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.89Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.21Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 12.85Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.06Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.54

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

#EB8AFE Channel Values

How #EB8AFE 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 138 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 98% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB8AFE 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB8AFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB8AFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB8AFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EB8AFE
Complementary
#9EFE8B
Analogous
#B18BFE
Analogous
#FE8BD8
Triadic
#FEEB8B
Triadic
#8BFEEB
Split comp.
#D8FE8B
Split comp.
#8BFEB1

Tints & Shades of #EB8AFE

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

#ED9AFE
#F0A9FE
#F3B8FE
#F5C7FE
#F8D7FF
#FBE6FF

Shades

#E258FD
#D821FD
#C202E8
#9402B1
#69017E
#3B0147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EB8AFE.

How #EB8AFE 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#EB8AFE
Protanopia#A0A0FE
Protanomaly#C398FE
Deuteranopia#B2B2FC
Deuteranomaly#CBA3FD
Tritanopia#DF9F9F
Tritanomaly#E497CC
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB8AFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb8afe: #EB8AFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB8AFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb8afe': '#EB8AFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.541, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_eb8afe">#EB8AFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB8AFE"

More Pink Colors

#EB8AFE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EB8AFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB8AFE?

#EB8AFE is a light pink — rgb(235, 138, 254) in RGB and hsl(290, 98%, 77%) 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 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #EB8AFE?

#EB8AFE is rgb(235, 138, 254) — red 235, green 138, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB8AFE?

#EB8AFE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 46%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB8AFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB8AFE scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB8AFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB8AFE 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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