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#E458CD — Pink

#E458CD 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 #E458CD 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.

#E458CD 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 #58E470; it also sits naturally between #B558E4 and #E45887. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E458CD · RGB 228, 88, 205

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Color values

HEX#E458CD
RGB228, 88, 205
HSL310°, 72%, 62%
HSV310°, 61%, 89%
CMYK0%, 61%, 10%, 11%
XYZ46.50, 27.88, 60.69
Yxy27.88, 0.3443, 0.2064
CIE-Lab59.78, 67.35, -33.94
Hunter Lab52.80, 68.70, -35.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 35% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E458CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E458CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E458CD

.text { color: #E458CD; }
.background { background-color: #E458CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E458CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 88, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 72%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E458CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 88, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E458CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 88, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E458CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E458CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E458CD

#E03EC5#DB24BD#C520AA#AB1C93#91187D#761366#5C0F4F#460B3C#2C0726#12030F

Tints of #E458CD

#E665D1#E977D6#EB84DA#EE96DF#F0A3E3#F2B0E7#F5C2EC#F7CFF0#FAE0F6#FCEDFA

Tones of #E458CD

#DA62C6#D06DBF#C676B9#BC80B2#B28AAC#A894A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #58E470:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.19:1 AA large only
Against black text6.58:1 AA

Best text color on #E458CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E458CD

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 #E458CD: ·

How #E458CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A6B1Deuteranopia · #B0BAAATritanopia · #DD9A95

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 #E458CD rather than the exact color:

Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Dusty Ruby Cascade
#A2B024 · #27ADBC · #DD59D0 · #D6E4AB
Frozen Ruby Ember
#961777 · #E65BC6 · #54E578 · #A1EAA7
Amber Ruby Opal
#9029C7 · #E35EC7 · #DD1A47 · #E58B5F
Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2

Similar colors

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

#EA59D1#DD59D0#E65BC6#E35EC7#DF57D5#EB57D4#DE57C5#E557C3#E662CF#DD60CE#EF58CD#E65BDB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E458CC  ·  #E458CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E458CD?

#E458CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 88, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E458CD?

#E458CD is RGB 228, 88, 205 — HSL 310°, 72%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 10%, 11%.

What colors go with #E458CD?

Its complement is #58E470; analogous partners are #B558E4 and #E45887. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E458CD for text?

Black text on #E458CD has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.