Palettes / Colors / #E331D6

#E331D6 — Pink

#E331D6 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 #E331D6 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.

#E331D6 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 #31E33C; it also sits naturally between #9631E3 and #E3317E. 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 19% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 6% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E331D6

.text { color: #E331D6; }
.background { background-color: #E331D6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E331D6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 49, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 76%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E331D6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 49, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E331D6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 49, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E331D6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E331D6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E331D6

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Tones of #E331D6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31E33C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E331D6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E331D6

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:

How #E331D6 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 #E331D6 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

← #E331D5  ·  #E331D7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E331D6?

#E331D6 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 49, 214). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E331D6?

#E331D6 is RGB 227, 49, 214 — HSL 304°, 76%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 6%, 11%.

What colors go with #E331D6?

Its complement is #31E33C; analogous partners are #9631E3 and #E3317E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E331D6 for text?

Black text on #E331D6 has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.