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#E151CF — Pink

#E151CF 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 #E151CF 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.

#E151CF 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 #51E164; it also sits naturally between #AC51E1 and #E15186. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E151CF · RGB 225, 81, 207

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Color values

HEX#E151CF
RGB225, 81, 207
HSL308°, 71%, 60%
HSV308°, 64%, 88%
CMYK0%, 64%, 8%, 12%
XYZ45.26, 26.40, 61.74
Yxy26.40, 0.3393, 0.1979
CIE-Lab58.41, 69.69, -37.24
Hunter Lab51.38, 71.18, -39.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 32% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 8% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E151CF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E151CF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E151CF

.text { color: #E151CF; }
.background { background-color: #E151CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E151CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 81, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 71%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E151CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 81, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E151CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 81, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E151CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E151CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E151CF

#DD36C7#D624BE#BC20A7#A61C93#8C187C#711365#5C1051#410B3A#2C0727#110310

Tints of #E151CF

#E462D3#E76FD7#EA81DC#EC8EDF#EF9FE4#F2B1E9#F4BEED#F7CFF2#F9DCF5#FCEEFA

Tones of #E151CF

#D75BC7#CD65BF#C36FB8#B87AAF#AD85A8#A38FA0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51E164:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.34:1 AA large only
Against black text6.28:1 AA

Best text color on #E151CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E151CF

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 #E151CF: ·

How #E151CF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A3A1B1Deuteranopia · #ABB6A9Tritanopia · #DA9893

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 #E151CF rather than the exact color:

Mellow Solace
#811D8D · #DB4FD4 · #37C127 · #BAE8AC
Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33
Dusty Ruby Cascade
#A2B024 · #27ADBC · #DD59D0 · #D6E4AB
Tranquil Ruby Meadow
#AD228F · #DE57C5 · #28CE4C · #B9ECCB
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE

Similar colors

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

#DB4FD4#DF57D5#DF4AD4#DD59D0#DE57C5#E446D3#EA59D1#EB57D4#E54BDA#D850C5#E046C7#E557C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E151CE  ·  #E151D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E151CF?

#E151CF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 81, 207). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E151CF?

#E151CF is RGB 225, 81, 207 — HSL 308°, 71%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 8%, 12%.

What colors go with #E151CF?

Its complement is #51E164; analogous partners are #AC51E1 and #E15186. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E151CF for text?

Black text on #E151CF has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.