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#EE87BA Color

#EE87BA is rgb(238, 135, 186) in RGB, hsl(330, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE87BA
HEX#EE87BA
RGBrgb(238, 135, 186)
HSLhsl(330, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(330, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.138 349.9)
LABlab(69.02% 44.76 -8.69)
LCHlch(69.02% 45.59 349.02)

What #EE87BA 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 #EE87BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 7.4Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 7.65Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 8.52Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 8.73China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 8.73Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 11.32

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

#EE87BA Channel Values

How #EE87BA 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 238 · G 135 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 22% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE87BA 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE87BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE87BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE87BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE87BA
Complementary
#87EEBA
Analogous
#EE87EE
Analogous
#EE8787
Triadic
#BAEE87
Triadic
#87BAEE
Split comp.
#87EE87
Split comp.
#87EEEE

Tints & Shades of #EE87BA

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

#F098C4
#F2A6CC
#F5B8D6
#F7C5DE
#F9D7E8
#FBE4F0

Shades

#E75AA1
#E12D87
#C01B6E
#981657
#6B0F3D
#3E0924

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE87BA.

How #EE87BA 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#EE87BA
Protanopia#9F9FBA
Protanomaly#C496BA
Deuteranopia#B2B2B7
Deuteranomaly#CDA3B8
Tritanopia#EA8F8F
Tritanomaly#EC8CA2
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE87BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee87ba: #EE87BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE87BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee87ba': '#EE87BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.529, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ee87ba">#EE87BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE87BA"

More Pink Colors

#EE87BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EE87BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE87BA?

#EE87BA is a light pink — rgb(238, 135, 186) in RGB and hsl(330, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #EE87BA?

#EE87BA is rgb(238, 135, 186) — red 238, green 135, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE87BA?

#EE87BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE87BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE87BA scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE87BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE87BA 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 12.81, which is visibly different.

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