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#E052BF — Pink

#E052BF 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 #E052BF 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.

#E052BF 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 #52E073; it also sits naturally between #BA52E0 and #E05278. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E052BF · RGB 224, 82, 191

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Color values

HEX#E052BF
RGB224, 82, 191
HSL314°, 70%, 60%
HSV314°, 63%, 88%
CMYK0%, 63%, 15%, 12%
XYZ43.16, 25.64, 51.97
Yxy25.64, 0.3574, 0.2123
CIE-Lab57.70, 66.66, -29.23
Hunter Lab50.64, 67.28, -29.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 32% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 15% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E052BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E052BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E052BF

.text { color: #E052BF; }
.background { background-color: #E052BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E052BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 82, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 70%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E052BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 82, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E052BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 82, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E052BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E052BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E052BF

#DC38B5#D425AC#BA2197#A51D85#8B1870#71145B#5B104A#410B35#2B0823#11030E

Tints of #E052BF

#E363C5#E670CA#E981D1#EB8ED5#EEA0DC#F1B1E2#F4BEE7#F7CFED#F9DCF2#FCEEF9

Tones of #E052BF

#D65CBA#CC66B4#C270AF#B87AA9#AD85A4#A38F9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #52E073:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.43:1 AA large only
Against black text6.13:1 AA

Best text color on #E052BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E052BF

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 #E052BF: ·

How #E052BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A3A1A5Deuteranopia · #ABB59ETritanopia · #D9908B

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E052BF rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Meadow
#AD228F · #DE57C5 · #28CE4C · #B9ECCB
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Hidden Ruby Marble
#BA71DC · #D850C5 · #C52768 · #D74B45
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1

Similar colors

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

#DE57C5#E557C3#E559BE#D850C5#E958BE#D552BE#E15DBA#E65BC6#E046C7#EC4CB9#E35EC7#D85DC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E052BE  ·  #E052C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E052BF?

#E052BF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 82, 191). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E052BF?

#E052BF is RGB 224, 82, 191 — HSL 314°, 70%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 15%, 12%.

What colors go with #E052BF?

Its complement is #52E073; analogous partners are #BA52E0 and #E05278. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E052BF for text?

Black text on #E052BF has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.43:1.