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#E548CD — Pink

#E548CD 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 #E548CD 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.

#E548CD 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 #48E560; it also sits naturally between #AE48E5 and #E5487F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E548CD · RGB 229, 72, 205

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Color values

HEX#E548CD
RGB229, 72, 205
HSL309°, 75%, 59%
HSV309°, 69%, 90%
CMYK0%, 69%, 10%, 10%
XYZ45.65, 25.70, 60.31
Yxy25.70, 0.3467, 0.1952
CIE-Lab57.75, 73.67, -37.09
Hunter Lab50.70, 75.91, -39.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 28% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E548CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E548CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E548CD

.text { color: #E548CD; }
.background { background-color: #E548CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E548CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 72, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 75%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E548CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 72, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E548CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 72, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E548CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E548CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E548CD

#E232C7#D61FBB#C01BA7#A51890#8F147C#741165#5E0D52#430A3A#2D0627#120310

Tints of #E548CD

#E75AD2#E967D6#EC79DB#EE8BE0#F19DE4#F3AAE8#F5BCED#F8CEF2#FADBF5#FCEDFA

Tones of #E548CD

#D954C5#CF5EBE#C369B6#B875AE#AC80A6#A28B9F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48E560:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.42:1 AA large only
Against black text6.14:1 AA

Best text color on #E548CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E548CD

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 #E548CD: ·

How #E548CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A0ADDeuteranopia · #AAB6A5Tritanopia · #DD938E

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 #E548CD rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Twilight
#178E9D · #E446D3 · #D3E444 · #BDE7EE
Vintage Ruby Whisper
#9E149F · #E741CC · #4CE94A · #A4EC9A
Electric Ruby Cascade
#901882 · #E046C7 · #66E575 · #C9F2D5
Modern Ruby Mirage
#DF4AD4 · #C1206D · #9E1114 · #DA7B33
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Hidden Canyon
#3F39E7 · #8B18E9 · #DE40D3 · #EC337F

Similar colors

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

#E446D3#E741CC#E046C7#DF4AD4#EE49D0#DE40D3#E54BDA#ED42D6#DB4FD4#EA42D9#DD3AD2#D850C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E548CC  ·  #E548CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E548CD?

#E548CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 72, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E548CD?

#E548CD is RGB 229, 72, 205 — HSL 309°, 75%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 10%, 10%.

What colors go with #E548CD?

Its complement is #48E560; analogous partners are #AE48E5 and #E5487F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E548CD for text?

Black text on #E548CD has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.