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#eb4abc

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Orchid

RGB
235, 74, 188
HSL
318°, 80%, 61%
CMYK
0, 69, 20, 8
Luminance
0.2619

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb4abc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb4abc
Hue
318°
magenta / pink
Saturation
80%
electric
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
60%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2619
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
40/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.24:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 7.6
Where it sits
Hue318° of 360°
Saturation80%
Lightness61%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool40% cool

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

Every format

HEX#eb4abc
RGBrgb(235, 74, 188)
HSLhsl(318, 80%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 20%, 8%)
LABlab(58.2 72.0 -26.6)
LCHlch(58.2 76.8 339.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.670 0.227 341.7)
Decimal15420092
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.290 0.737)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb4abc;
background-color: #eb4abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb4abc] bg-[#eb4abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb4abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.290, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb4abc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB4ABC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(188, 74, 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 #eb4abc · 6.24:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.37:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.24:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #eb4abc as text scores 3.37:1 on white and 6.24:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb4abc on white: 3.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb4abc on black: 6.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #577BBF
deuteranopia · #8995B8
tritanopia · #F94C7D

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb4abc is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3F9
#F9E6F4
#F5C6E8
#F49ADA
#EE67C7
#eb4abc
#DC18A3
#B81488
#93106D
#6A1050
#420A32
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F9Darkest = 950 · #420A32
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F9;
  --brand-100: #F9E6F4;
  --brand-200: #F5C6E8;
  --brand-300: #F49ADA;
  --brand-400: #EE67C7;
  --brand-500: #eb4abc;
  --brand-600: #DC18A3;
  --brand-700: #B81488;
  --brand-800: #93106D;
  --brand-900: #6A1050;
  --brand-950: #420A32;
  --brand: #eb4abc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb4abc

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#FAF4F9
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0E0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B83
Captions on the surface
Accent#10BC17
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#730D55
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE8F7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241420
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 #eb4abc

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

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#4AEB79
Analogous left#C94AEB
Analogous right#EB4A6C
Split-complement 1#6CEB4A
Split-complement 2#4AEBC9
Triadic 1#BCEB4A
Triadic 2#4ABCEB
Tetradic#EBC94A

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green29.0%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta68.5%
Yellow20.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#eb4abc text on a black background

contrast 6.24:1

Card sample

#eb4abc text on a white background

contrast 3.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb4abc;
Background color
Panel with #eb4abc background
background-color: #eb4abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb4abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 74, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 74, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb4abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb4abc, #EB4A51);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb4abc

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.

#eb4abc 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#eb4abc, answered

What color is #eb4abc?

#eb4abc is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 7.6). It sits at 318° on the hue wheel with 80% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #eb4abc?

rgb(235, 74, 188) — 235 red, 74 green and 188 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 29% / 73.7% by channel.

Is #eb4abc a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2619 and perceived brightness is 60%, so black text on it reaches 6.24:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb4abc?

Black. It scores 6.24:1 against #eb4abc, versus 3.37:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb4abc?

#4AEB79 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6CEB4A and #4AEBC9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb4abc?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0E0 for borders, #9B4B83 for secondary text, #10BC17 as an accent and #730D55 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C94AEB and #EB4A6C stays calm, while #4AEB79 is the loudest partner.

What is #eb4abc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 69%, 20%, 8%). 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 #eb4abc warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 40 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EB4A81; nudged cooler, #E148ED.

Work with #eb4abc in the Color Lab