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#E35FC8 — Pink

#E35FC8 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 #E35FC8 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.

#E35FC8 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 #5FE379; it also sits naturally between #BB5FE3 and #E35F86. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E35FC8 · RGB 227, 95, 200

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Color values

HEX#E35FC8
RGB227, 95, 200
HSL312°, 70%, 63%
HSV312°, 58%, 89%
CMYK0%, 58%, 12%, 11%
XYZ46.20, 28.69, 57.75
Yxy28.69, 0.3483, 0.2163
CIE-Lab60.50, 63.37, -29.99
Hunter Lab53.56, 64.10, -30.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 37% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 12% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E35FC8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E35FC8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E35FC8

.text { color: #E35FC8; }
.background { background-color: #E35FC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E35FC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 95, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 70%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E35FC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 95, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E35FC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 95, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E35FC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E35FC8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E35FC8

#DE45BF#DA2BB7#C322A3#A91E8D#931A7B#791565#5F1150#450C3A#2B0824#11030E

Tints of #E35FC8

#E56CCD#E87DD3#EA8AD7#ED97DC#F0A8E1#F2B5E6#F4C2EA#F7CFEF#FAE1F5#FCEEF9

Tones of #E35FC8

#D968C3#D071BD#C67BB7#BD84B2#B48EAC#AA97A6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FE379:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.12:1 AA large only
Against black text6.74:1 AA

Best text color on #E35FC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E35FC8

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 #E35FC8: ·

How #E35FC8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AAA9AFDeuteranopia · #B2BBA9Tritanopia · #DC9B96

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E35FC8 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Opal
#9029C7 · #E35EC7 · #DD1A47 · #E58B5F
Frozen Ruby Ember
#961777 · #E65BC6 · #54E578 · #A1EAA7
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Tranquil Ruby Meadow
#AD228F · #DE57C5 · #28CE4C · #B9ECCB

Similar colors

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

#E35EC7#E65BC6#E662CF#DD60CE#E557C3#DE57C5#DB66CA#D85DC6#DD59D0#E666D1#E559BE#EA59D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E35FC7  ·  #E35FC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E35FC8?

#E35FC8 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 95, 200). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E35FC8?

#E35FC8 is RGB 227, 95, 200 — HSL 312°, 70%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 12%, 11%.

What colors go with #E35FC8?

Its complement is #5FE379; analogous partners are #BB5FE3 and #E35F86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E35FC8 for text?

Black text on #E35FC8 has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.12:1.