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#E232DA — Pink

#E232DA 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 #E232DA 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.

#E232DA 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 #32E23B; it also sits naturally between #9232E2 and #E23281. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E232DA · RGB 226, 50, 218

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Color values

HEX#E232DA
RGB226, 50, 218
HSL303°, 75%, 54%
HSV303°, 78%, 89%
CMYK0%, 78%, 4%, 11%
XYZ45.16, 23.51, 68.49
Yxy23.51, 0.3292, 0.1714
CIE-Lab55.60, 81.56, -47.92
Hunter Lab48.49, 85.31, -54.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 20% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 4% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E232DA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E232DA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E232DA

.text { color: #E232DA; }
.background { background-color: #E232DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E232DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 50, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 75%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E232DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 50, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E232DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 50, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E232DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E232DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E232DA

#DB1FD1#C41CBC#AE19A7#981691#81127C#6B0F67#550C51#3E093C#280626#120311

Tints of #E232DA

#E444DC#E755E0#EA6CE4#ED7EE7#EF8FEA#F2A1EE#F4B3F1#F7C9F5#FADBF8#FCEDFC

Tones of #E232DA

#D53FCD#C94AC3#BC57B7#AF64AB#A271A0#977D95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #32E23B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.68:1 AA large only
Against black text5.70:1 AA

Best text color on #E232DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E232DA

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 #E232DA: ·

How #E232DA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9694B1Deuteranopia · #A0ADA8Tritanopia · #D9918A

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 #E232DA rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Mellow Ruby Orchard
#939017 · #4AE3DE · #DA33DF · #E8E2AA
Velvet Ruby Lagoon
#DC2FE1 · #BE1A81 · #C1183F · #E15C41
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Frozen Ruby Bloom
#1767A8 · #1B1CB4 · #6F1EB8 · #DD3AD2
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3

Similar colors

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

#E52DDE#DA33DF#DC2FE1#EA2FD4#DD3AD2#E229E3#E72BCE#EA25D7#D839D0#DE40D3#D630E5#D22EDE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E232D9  ·  #E232DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E232DA?

#E232DA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 50, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E232DA?

#E232DA is RGB 226, 50, 218 — HSL 303°, 75%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 4%, 11%.

What colors go with #E232DA?

Its complement is #32E23B; analogous partners are #9232E2 and #E23281. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E232DA for text?

Black text on #E232DA has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.