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#E265DB — Pink

#E265DB 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 #E265DB 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.

#E265DB 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 #65E26B; it also sits naturally between #A965E2 and #E2659D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E265DB · RGB 226, 101, 219

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Color values

HEX#E265DB
RGB226, 101, 219
HSL303°, 68%, 64%
HSV303°, 55%, 89%
CMYK0%, 55%, 3%, 11%
XYZ48.80, 30.59, 70.35
Yxy30.59, 0.3259, 0.2043
CIE-Lab62.16, 63.48, -38.14
Hunter Lab55.31, 64.68, -41.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 40% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 3% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E265DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E265DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E265DB

.text { color: #E265DB; }
.background { background-color: #E265DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E265DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 101, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 68%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E265DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 101, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E265DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 101, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E265DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E265DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E265DB

#DD4BD5#D831D0#C526BD#AB21A4#921C8C#781773#5E125A#450D42#2B0829#110310

Tints of #E265DB

#E472DE#E77EE1#EA90E5#EC9CE8#EFA9EB#F1B6EE#F4C3F1#F7D4F5#F9E1F8#FCEEFB

Tones of #E265DB

#D86ED3#D076CC#C77FC3#BE89BB#B592B3#AC9AAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65E26B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.95:1 Fails
Against black text7.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #E265DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E265DB

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 #E265DB: ·

How #E265DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACABBEDeuteranopia · #B3BDB8Tritanopia · #DCA8A3

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E265DB rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Lagoon
#398EE6 · #5754E0 · #8A29DE · #E360DD
Smoky Zephyr
#224BA5 · #7639D6 · #DF65D5 · #EBA0B0
Dreamy Horizon
#DC67D8 · #CD5B81 · #A25433 · #C2B82C
Burning Ruby Opal
#19A220 · #5BE57E · #E661E0 · #F2C6EE
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Crystal Ruby Cinder
#F5B3EA · #E666D1 · #D020B4 · #961782

Similar colors

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

#E360DD#DF65D5#DC67D8#E661E0#E65BDB#E666D1#E662CF#E26EE5#EE6CDD#DC71D5#DD60CE#EC5BE0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E265DA  ·  #E265DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E265DB?

#E265DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 101, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E265DB?

#E265DB is RGB 226, 101, 219 — HSL 303°, 68%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 3%, 11%.

What colors go with #E265DB?

Its complement is #65E26B; analogous partners are #A965E2 and #E2659D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E265DB for text?

Black text on #E265DB has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.