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#E33BCD — Pink

#E33BCD 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 #E33BCD 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.

#E33BCD 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 #3BE351; it also sits naturally between #A53BE3 and #E33B78. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E33BCD · RGB 227, 59, 205

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Color values

HEX#E33BCD
RGB227, 59, 205
HSL308°, 75%, 56%
HSV308°, 74%, 89%
CMYK0%, 74%, 10%, 11%
XYZ44.26, 23.87, 60.03
Yxy23.87, 0.3454, 0.1862
CIE-Lab55.95, 77.41, -39.94
Hunter Lab48.85, 80.09, -42.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 23% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E33BCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E33BCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E33BCD

.text { color: #E33BCD; }
.background { background-color: #E33BCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E33BCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 59, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 75%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E33BCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 59, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E33BCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 59, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E33BCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E33BCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E33BCD

#E024C7#CD1DB6#B3199E#9C168A#861377#701063#590D4F#3E0937#280624#120310

Tints of #E33BCD

#E64CD1#E85ED6#EB70DA#ED82DF#F094E3#F2A6E8#F5B8ED#F7C9F1#FADBF6#FCEDFA

Tones of #E33BCD

#D747C3#CB52BB#BF5FB2#B36BA9#A677A0#9B8298

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3BE351:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.64:1 AA large only
Against black text5.77:1 AA

Best text color on #E33BCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E33BCD

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 #E33BCD: ·

How #E33BCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9A99AADeuteranopia · #A4B1A1Tritanopia · #DB8E88

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E33BCD rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Whisper
#9E149F · #E741CC · #4CE94A · #A4EC9A
Frozen Ruby Bloom
#1767A8 · #1B1CB4 · #6F1EB8 · #DD3AD2
Hidden Canyon
#3F39E7 · #8B18E9 · #DE40D3 · #EC337F
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Electric Ruby Cascade
#901882 · #E046C7 · #66E575 · #C9F2D5

Similar colors

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

#E741CC#DD3AD2#DE40D3#D839D0#E446D3#E046C7#ED42D6#EA42D9#EA2FD4#E72BCE#DF4AD4#ED3FBF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E33BCC  ·  #E33BCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E33BCD?

#E33BCD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 59, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E33BCD?

#E33BCD is RGB 227, 59, 205 — HSL 308°, 75%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 10%, 11%.

What colors go with #E33BCD?

Its complement is #3BE351; analogous partners are #A53BE3 and #E33B78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E33BCD for text?

Black text on #E33BCD has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.