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#EE87D1 Color

#EE87D1 is rgb(238, 135, 209) in RGB, hsl(317, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 12%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE87D1
HEX#EE87D1
RGBrgb(238, 135, 209)
HSLhsl(317, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(317, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 12%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.154 338.5)
LABlab(69.65% 47.31 -20.52)
LCHlch(69.65% 51.57 336.55)

What #EE87D1 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 #EE87D1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 9.25Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 10.54Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 11.07Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 11.41Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 12.36Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 12.52

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

#EE87D1 Channel Values

How #EE87D1 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 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 12% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE87D1 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE87D1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE87D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE87D1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE87D1
Complementary
#87EEA4
Analogous
#D787EE
Analogous
#EE879D
Triadic
#D1EE87
Triadic
#87D1EE
Split comp.
#9DEE87
Split comp.
#87EED7

Tints & Shades of #EE87D1

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

#F098D7
#F2A6DD
#F5B8E3
#F7C5E9
#F9D7F0
#FBE4F5

Shades

#E75ABF
#E12DAE
#C01B91
#981673
#6B0F51
#3E092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE87D1.

How #EE87D1 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#EE87D1
Protanopia#9F9FD1
Protanomaly#C496D1
Deuteranopia#B2B2CE
Deuteranomaly#CDA3D0
Tritanopia#E89393
Tritanomaly#EA8EAF
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE87D1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee87d1: #EE87D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE87D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee87d1': '#EE87D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.529, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_ee87d1">#EE87D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE87D1"

More Pink Colors

#EE87D1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EE87D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE87D1?

#EE87D1 is a light pink — rgb(238, 135, 209) in RGB and hsl(317, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.25.

What is the RGB value of #EE87D1?

#EE87D1 is rgb(238, 135, 209) — red 238, green 135, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE87D1?

#EE87D1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 12%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE87D1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE87D1 scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE87D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE87D1 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 16.08, which is visibly different.

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