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#eb5dc0

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

RGB
235, 93, 192
HSL
318°, 78%, 64%
CMYK
0, 60, 18, 8
Luminance
0.2930

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb5dc0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb5dc0
Hue
318°
magenta / pink
Saturation
78%
electric
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2930
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
40/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.86:1
Closest name
Orchid
ΔE2000 5.9
Where it sits
Hue318° of 360°
Saturation78%
Lightness64%
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#eb5dc0
RGBrgb(235, 93, 192)
HSLhsl(318, 78%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 18%, 8%)
LABlab(61.0 65.2 -24.5)
LCHlch(61.0 69.7 339.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.691 0.205 341.3)
Decimal15424960
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.365 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb5dc0;
background-color: #eb5dc0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb5dc0] bg-[#eb5dc0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb5dc0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.365, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb5dc0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB5DC0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 93, 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 #eb5dc0 · 6.86:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.06:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.86:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #eb5dc0 as text scores 3.06:1 on white and 6.86:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb5dc0 on white: 3.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb5dc0 on black: 6.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6685C3
deuteranopia · #909CBC
tritanopia · #F85F86

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb5dc0 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.

#FCF3F9
#F9E6F3
#F5C7E7
#F39BD8
#eb5dc0
#E637B1
#DA1BA0
#B61685
#91126B
#69114E
#420B31
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F9Darkest = 950 · #420B31
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F9;
  --brand-100: #F9E6F3;
  --brand-200: #F5C7E7;
  --brand-300: #F39BD8;
  --brand-400: #eb5dc0;
  --brand-500: #E637B1;
  --brand-600: #DA1BA0;
  --brand-700: #B61685;
  --brand-800: #91126B;
  --brand-900: #69114E;
  --brand-950: #420B31;
  --brand: #eb5dc0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb5dc0

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#EDC0DF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B83
Captions on the surface
Accent#12BA1B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#710E53
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE8F6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141F
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 #eb5dc0

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#5DEB88
Analogous left#CF5DEB
Analogous right#EB5D79
Split-complement 1#79EB5D
Split-complement 2#5DEBCF
Triadic 1#C0EB5D
Triadic 2#5DC0EB
Tetradic#EBCF5D

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green36.5%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta60.4%
Yellow18.3%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#eb5dc0 text on a black background

contrast 6.86:1

Card sample

#eb5dc0 text on a white background

contrast 3.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb5dc0;
Background color
Panel with #eb5dc0 background
background-color: #eb5dc0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb5dc0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 93, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 93, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb5dc0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb5dc0, #EB5D61);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb5dc0

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.

#eb5dc0 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.

#eb5dc0, answered

What color is #eb5dc0?

#eb5dc0 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Orchid (ΔE2000 5.9). It sits at 318° on the hue wheel with 78% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #eb5dc0?

rgb(235, 93, 192) — 235 red, 93 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 36.5% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #eb5dc0 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2930 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 6.86:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb5dc0?

Black. It scores 6.86:1 against #eb5dc0, versus 3.06:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb5dc0?

#5DEB88 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #79EB5D and #5DEBCF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb5dc0?

For interface work: #FAF4F9 as the surface, #EDC0DF for borders, #9B4B83 for secondary text, #12BA1B as an accent and #710E53 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CF5DEB and #EB5D79 stays calm, while #5DEB88 is the loudest partner.

What is #eb5dc0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 60%, 18%, 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 #eb5dc0 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 #EB5D8C; nudged cooler, #E45BED.

Work with #eb5dc0 in the Color Lab