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#E151DD — Pink

#E151DD 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 #E151DD 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.

#E151DD 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 #51E155; it also sits naturally between #9E51E1 and #E15194. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E151DD · RGB 225, 81, 221

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Color values

HEX#E151DD
RGB225, 81, 221
HSL302°, 71%, 60%
HSV302°, 64%, 88%
CMYK0%, 64%, 2%, 12%
XYZ47.04, 27.11, 71.16
Yxy27.11, 0.3237, 0.1866
CIE-Lab59.08, 71.90, -44.12
Hunter Lab52.07, 74.09, -49.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 32% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 2% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E151DD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E151DD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E151DD

.text { color: #E151DD; }
.background { background-color: #E151DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E151DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 81, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 71%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E151DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 81, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E151DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 81, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E151DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E151DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E151DD

#DD36D7#D624D0#BC20B6#A61CA1#8C1888#71136E#5C1059#410B40#2C072A#110311

Tints of #E151DD

#E462E0#E76FE3#EA81E6#EC8EE9#EF9FEC#F2B1F0#F4BEF2#F7CFF6#F9DCF8#FCEEFC

Tones of #E151DD

#D75BD3#CD65CA#C36FC0#B87AB6#AD85AC#A38FA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51E155:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.27:1 AA large only
Against black text6.42:1 AA

Best text color on #E151DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E151DD

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 #E151DD: ·

How #E151DD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A3A1BBDeuteranopia · #ABB6B3Tritanopia · #DAA09B

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E151DD rather than the exact color:

Dusty Monsoon
#311FD6 · #B779E4 · #E54BDA · #E27CA9
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721
Misty Ruby Garden
#6EC8EA · #6E81E9 · #5E20B5 · #E049E2
Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Mellow Solace
#811D8D · #DB4FD4 · #37C127 · #BAE8AC

Similar colors

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

#E54BDA#D84FDE#E256E5#E049E2#DF57D5#DB4FD4#E65BDB#DF4AD4#D858DF#EB48DF#E551EB#EB57D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E151DC  ·  #E151DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E151DD?

#E151DD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 81, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E151DD?

#E151DD is RGB 225, 81, 221 — HSL 302°, 71%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 2%, 12%.

What colors go with #E151DD?

Its complement is #51E155; analogous partners are #9E51E1 and #E15194. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E151DD for text?

Black text on #E151DD has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.27:1.