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#E331AD — Pink

#E331AD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #E331AD 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.

#E331AD 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 #31E366; it also sits naturally between #BF31E3 and #E33154. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E331AD · RGB 227, 49, 173

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Color values

HEX#E331AD
RGB227, 49, 173
HSL318°, 76%, 54%
HSV318°, 78%, 89%
CMYK0%, 78%, 24%, 11%
XYZ40.32, 21.54, 41.57
Yxy21.54, 0.3898, 0.2083
CIE-Lab53.54, 75.95, -25.19
Hunter Lab46.42, 77.52, -24.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 19% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 24% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E331AD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E331AD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E331AD

.text { color: #E331AD; }
.background { background-color: #E331AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E331AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 49, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 76%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E331AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 49, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E331AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 49, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E331AD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E331AD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E331AD

#DC1EA3#C51B92#AF1882#991571#821260#6C0F50#550C3F#3F092F#28061E#12020D

Tints of #E331AD

#E543B4#E854BC#EB6BC4#ED7DCC#F08FD3#F2A1DA#F5B3E1#F8C9EA#FADBF1#FDEDF8

Tones of #E331AD

#D63DA8#C94AA3#BC579E#B06399#A47094#977D8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31E366:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.96:1 AA large only
Against black text5.31:1 AA

Best text color on #E331AD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E331AD

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 #E331AD: ·

How #E331AD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #96948FDeuteranopia · #A0AE88Tritanopia · #DA7772

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E331AD rather than the exact color:

Golden Monsoon
#19BE4D · #4FE868 · #E434AD · #F2BEDB
Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Dreamy Ruby Horizon
#8BAE1F · #208FB3 · #DB32B2 · #EFF3D5
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0

Similar colors

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

#E434AD#DD33A6#DB32B2#EA3AAE#DB39B3#EC34B7#ED37A5#DF3EB1#EC3CAC#E630BB#D432B1#EC3BB6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E331AC  ·  #E331AE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E331AD?

#E331AD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 49, 173). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E331AD?

#E331AD is RGB 227, 49, 173 — HSL 318°, 76%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 24%, 11%.

What colors go with #E331AD?

Its complement is #31E366; analogous partners are #BF31E3 and #E33154. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E331AD for text?

Black text on #E331AD has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.