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#eb76ee

a light, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Violet

RGB
235, 118, 238
HSL
299°, 78%, 70%
CMYK
1, 50, 0, 7
Luminance
0.3679

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb76ee is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb76ee
Hue
299°
magenta / pink
Saturation
78%
electric
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
69%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3679
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
51/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
8.36:1
Closest name
Violet
ΔE2000 2.6
Where it sits
Hue299° of 360°
Saturation78%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool51% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#eb76ee
RGBrgb(235, 118, 238)
HSLhsl(299, 78%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 50%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(67.1 61.3 -40.9)
LCHlch(67.1 73.7 326.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.742 0.203 326.4)
Decimal15431406
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.463 0.933)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb76ee;
background-color: #eb76ee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb76ee] bg-[#eb76ee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb76ee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.463, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb76ee")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB76EE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(238, 118, 235)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #eb76ee · 8.36:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.51:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.36:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #eb76ee as text scores 2.51:1 on white and 8.36:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb76ee on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb76ee on black: 8.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #699AF2
deuteranopia · #8DA9EA
tritanopia · #F184A8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb76ee is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3FC
#F9E6F9
#F3C7F5
#F09BF3
#eb76ee
#E237E6
#D51BDA
#B117B5
#8E1291
#671169
#400B42
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF3FCDarkest = 950 · #400B42
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3FC;
  --brand-100: #F9E6F9;
  --brand-200: #F3C7F5;
  --brand-300: #F09BF3;
  --brand-400: #eb76ee;
  --brand-500: #E237E6;
  --brand-600: #D51BDA;
  --brand-700: #B117B5;
  --brand-800: #8E1291;
  --brand-900: #671169;
  --brand-950: #400B42;
  --brand: #eb76ee;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb76ee

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#ECC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#994B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#41B913
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6F0E71
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE8FC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #eb76ee

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#79EE76
Analogous left#AF76EE
Analogous right#EE76B5
Split-complement 1#B5EE76
Split-complement 2#76EEAF
Triadic 1#EEEB76
Triadic 2#76EEEB
Tetradic#EEAF76

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green46.3%
Blue93.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan1.3%
Magenta50.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#eb76ee text on a black background

contrast 8.36:1

Card sample

#eb76ee text on a white background

contrast 2.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb76ee;
Background color
Panel with #eb76ee background
background-color: #eb76ee;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb76ee;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 118, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 118, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb76ee;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb76ee, #EE76A1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb76ee

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#eb76ee in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#eb76ee, answered

What color is #eb76ee?

#eb76ee is a light electric magenta / pink, closest to Violet (ΔE2000 2.6). It sits at 299° on the hue wheel with 78% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #eb76ee?

rgb(235, 118, 238) — 235 red, 118 green and 238 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 46.3% / 93.3% by channel.

Is #eb76ee a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3679 and perceived brightness is 69%, so black text on it reaches 8.36:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb76ee?

Black. It scores 8.36:1 against #eb76ee, versus 2.51:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb76ee?

#79EE76 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B5EE76 and #76EEAF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb76ee?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #ECC0ED for borders, #994B9B for secondary text, #41B913 as an accent and #6F0E71 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #AF76EE and #EE76B5 stays calm, while #79EE76 is the loudest partner.

What is #eb76ee in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(1%, 50%, 0%, 7%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #eb76ee warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 51 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EE76C5; nudged cooler, #BF74F0.

Work with #eb76ee in the Color Lab