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#EE87E3 Color

#EE87E3 is rgb(238, 135, 227) in RGB, hsl(306, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 5%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE87E3
HEX#EE87E3
RGBrgb(238, 135, 227)
HSLhsl(306, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(306, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 5%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.168 331.1)
LABlab(70.21% 49.51 -29.60)
LCHlch(70.21% 57.68 329.13)

What #EE87E3 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 #EE87E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 5.23Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 7.89Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 7.93Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 8.72Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 9.2Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 12.3

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

#EE87E3 Channel Values

How #EE87E3 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 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 5% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE87E3 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE87E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE87E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE87E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE87E3
Complementary
#87EE91
Analogous
#C487EE
Analogous
#EE87B0
Triadic
#E3EE87
Triadic
#87E3EE
Split comp.
#B0EE87
Split comp.
#87EEC4

Tints & Shades of #EE87E3

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

#F098E8
#F2A6EB
#F5B8EF
#F7C5F2
#F9D7F6
#FBE4F9

Shades

#E75AD9
#E12DCF
#C01BAF
#98168B
#6B0F62
#3E0939

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE87E3.

How #EE87E3 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#EE87E3
Protanopia#9F9FE3
Protanomaly#C496E3
Deuteranopia#B2B2E1
Deuteranomaly#CDA3E2
Tritanopia#E69797
Tritanomaly#E991BA
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE87E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee87e3: #EE87E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE87E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee87e3': '#EE87E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.529, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_ee87e3">#EE87E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE87E3"

More Pink Colors

#EE87E3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EE87E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE87E3?

#EE87E3 is a light pink — rgb(238, 135, 227) in RGB and hsl(306, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #EE87E3?

#EE87E3 is rgb(238, 135, 227) — red 238, green 135, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE87E3?

#EE87E3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 5%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE87E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE87E3 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE87E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE87E3 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 7.93, 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.