#E15ACBBarbiecore (#E15ACB) is a mid-tone, vivid magenta with an OKLCH hue of 335°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.21. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #E15ACB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 90, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(310, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(310, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 10%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(59.6 65.4 -33.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.679 0.210 335) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Barbiecore shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e357bf — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#e55ac7 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#e15acb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e25ace — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Barbiecore in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.22:1 and against black 6.53:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeafa · #ffa6ed · #e15acb · #be40ab · #911c81 · #620056
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ff9cb1 · #fe71ba · #e15acb · #b556cf · #8a52c9 · #5f4dba
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f39d93 · #e15acb · #b647a4 · #b10013 · #720165 · #540004
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e985 · #e15acb · #8e6986 · #7d3b71 · #592050 · #330e2d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f8e9 · #e15acb · #8d7487 · #424f45 · #2c1428 · #000501
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf5ed · #c1cec5 · #95a399 · #1c2e22 · #000c03 · #e15acb
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e8ebc5 · #60e7d2 · #e15acb · #9e6bb3 · #394834 · #140729
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d2ffdf · #e15acb · #6a8b00 · #005850 · #182300 · #000201
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff2c3 · #e15acb · #947b00 · #005563 · #00232b · #0a0500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefe0 · #e15acb · #b26900 · #005b30 · #002039 · #000601
#EA74D5 · #F38CDF · #FBA3E9 · #FFBCF0 · #FFD7F5
#BD43AA · #9A2C8A · #79146B · #57004D · #34002D
#D36CC1 · #C57AB6 · #B686AB
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.