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#E048CD — Pink

#E048CD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #E048CD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E048CD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #48E05C; it also sits naturally between #A848E0 and #E04880. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E048CD · RGB 224, 72, 205

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Color values

HEX#E048CD
RGB224, 72, 205
HSL308°, 71%, 58%
HSV308°, 68%, 88%
CMYK0%, 68%, 8%, 12%
XYZ44.08, 24.89, 60.24
Yxy24.89, 0.3411, 0.1926
CIE-Lab56.97, 72.50, -38.38
Hunter Lab49.89, 74.22, -40.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 28% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 8% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E048CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E048CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E048CD

.text { color: #E048CD; }
.background { background-color: #E048CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E048CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 72, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 71%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E048CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 72, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E048CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 72, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E048CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E048CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E048CD

#DC32C6#CD23B6#B71FA3#9D1B8C#871778#711365#570F4E#410B3A#270723#110310

Tints of #E048CD

#E359D1#E66BD5#E878D9#EB89DE#EE9BE3#F1ACE8#F4BEED#F6CBF0#F9DCF5#FCEEFA

Tones of #E048CD

#D553C4#CB5DBC#C068B4#B474AB#A97EA4#9F899C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48E05C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.51:1 AA large only
Against black text5.98:1 AA

Best text color on #E048CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E048CD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E048CD: ·

How #E048CD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9E9DADDeuteranopia · #A7B2A5Tritanopia · #D8938E

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E048CD rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Cascade
#901882 · #E046C7 · #66E575 · #C9F2D5
Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Vintage Ruby Whisper
#9E149F · #E741CC · #4CE94A · #A4EC9A
Hidden Canyon
#3F39E7 · #8B18E9 · #DE40D3 · #EC337F
Mellow Solace
#811D8D · #DB4FD4 · #37C127 · #BAE8AC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E046C7#DF4AD4#E446D3#E741CC#DE40D3#DB4FD4#D850C5#E54BDA#EE49D0#D244CD#DD3AD2#D147C8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E048CC  ·  #E048CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E048CD?

#E048CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 72, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E048CD?

#E048CD is RGB 224, 72, 205 — HSL 308°, 71%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 8%, 12%.

What colors go with #E048CD?

Its complement is #48E05C; analogous partners are #A848E0 and #E04880. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E048CD for text?

Black text on #E048CD has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.51:1.