Palettes / Colors / #E274CA

#E274CA — Light Pink

#E274CA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#E274CA 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 #74E28C; it also sits naturally between #C374E2 and #E27493. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 45% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 11% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E274CA

.text { color: #E274CA; }
.background { background-color: #E274CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E274CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 116, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 65%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E274CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 116, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E274CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 116, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E274CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E274CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74E28C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E274CA: #000000.

How #E274CA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E274CA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E274C9  ·  #E274CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E274CA?

#E274CA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 116, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E274CA?

#E274CA is RGB 226, 116, 202 — HSL 313°, 65%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 11%, 11%.

What colors go with #E274CA?

Its complement is #74E28C; analogous partners are #C374E2 and #E27493. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E274CA for text?

Black text on #E274CA has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.