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#E331C2 — Pink

#E331C2 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 #E331C2 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.

#E331C2 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 #31E351; it also sits naturally between #AA31E3 and #E33169. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E331C2 · RGB 227, 49, 194

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Color values

HEX#E331C2
RGB227, 49, 194
HSL311°, 76%, 54%
HSV311°, 78%, 89%
CMYK0%, 78%, 15%, 11%
XYZ42.51, 22.42, 53.13
Yxy22.42, 0.3601, 0.1899
CIE-Lab54.47, 78.63, -35.95
Hunter Lab47.35, 81.20, -37.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 19% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 15% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E331C2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E331C2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E331C2

.text { color: #E331C2; }
.background { background-color: #E331C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E331C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 49, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 76%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E331C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 49, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E331C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 49, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E331C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E331C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E331C2

#DC1EB9#C51BA6#AF1893#991580#82126E#6C0F5B#550C48#3F0935#280622#12020F

Tints of #E331C2

#E543C7#E854CD#EB6BD3#ED7DD9#F08FDE#F2A1E3#F5B3E9#F8C9EF#FADBF4#FDEDFA

Tones of #E331C2

#D63DBA#C94AB2#BC57AA#B063A2#A4709A#977D92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31E351:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.83:1 AA large only
Against black text5.48:1 AA

Best text color on #E331C2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E331C2

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 #E331C2: ·

How #E331C2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #96949FDeuteranopia · #A0AE96Tritanopia · #DA837D

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 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E331C2 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Cascade
#A126D6 · #E630BB · #E92855 · #AF4010
Serene Aurora
#2EA0E7 · #1116A9 · #851FDA · #E72BCE
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Vivid Zephyr
#A20F5D · #ED3FBF · #33EC89 · #C9F7E4

Similar colors

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

#E630BB#E72BCE#EC34B7#D639C1#D72DCB#ED3FBF#DB32B2#D926CC#D32ABE#EC3BB6#EA21C8#DB39B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E331C1  ·  #E331C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E331C2?

#E331C2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 49, 194). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E331C2?

#E331C2 is RGB 227, 49, 194 — HSL 311°, 76%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 15%, 11%.

What colors go with #E331C2?

Its complement is #31E351; analogous partners are #AA31E3 and #E33169. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E331C2 for text?

Black text on #E331C2 has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.