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#E232DD — Pink

#E232DD 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 #E232DD 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.

#E232DD 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 #32E238; it also sits naturally between #9032E2 and #E23284. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E232DD · RGB 226, 50, 221

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Color values

HEX#E232DD
RGB226, 50, 221
HSL302°, 75%, 54%
HSV302°, 78%, 89%
CMYK0%, 78%, 2%, 11%
XYZ45.56, 23.67, 70.57
Yxy23.67, 0.3259, 0.1693
CIE-Lab55.76, 82.00, -49.37
Hunter Lab48.65, 85.94, -56.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 20% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 2% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E232DD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E232DD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E232DD

.text { color: #E232DD; }
.background { background-color: #E232DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E232DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 50, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 75%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E232DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 50, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E232DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 50, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E232DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E232DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E232DD

#DB1FD4#C41CBF#AE19A9#981693#81127E#6B0F68#550C52#3E093D#280627#120311

Tints of #E232DD

#E444DF#E755E2#EA6CE6#ED7EE9#EF8FEC#F2A1EF#F4B3F2#F7C9F6#FADBF9#FCEDFC

Tones of #E232DD

#D53FD0#C94AC5#BC57B9#AF64AD#A271A1#977D96

Color harmonies

Complementary — #32E238:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.66:1 AA large only
Against black text5.73:1 AA

Best text color on #E232DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E232DD

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 #E232DD: ·

How #E232DD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9694B4Deuteranopia · #A0ADAATritanopia · #D9938C

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 #E232DD rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#E52DDE#DC2FE1#DA33DF#E229E3#EA2FD4#DD3AD2#D630E5#E73CE7#EA25D7#D22EDE#E72BCE#DE40D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E232DC  ·  #E232DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E232DD?

#E232DD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 50, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E232DD?

#E232DD is RGB 226, 50, 221 — HSL 302°, 75%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 2%, 11%.

What colors go with #E232DD?

Its complement is #32E238; analogous partners are #9032E2 and #E23284. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E232DD for text?

Black text on #E232DD has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.