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#E656CF — Pink

#E656CF 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 #E656CF 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.

#E656CF 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 #56E66E; it also sits naturally between #B656E6 and #E65686. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E656CF · RGB 230, 86, 207

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Color values

HEX#E656CF
RGB230, 86, 207
HSL310°, 74%, 62%
HSV310°, 63%, 90%
CMYK0%, 63%, 10%, 10%
XYZ47.22, 27.98, 61.94
Yxy27.98, 0.3443, 0.2040
CIE-Lab59.87, 68.97, -34.90
Hunter Lab52.90, 70.70, -36.63

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 34% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E656CF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E656CF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E656CF

.text { color: #E656CF; }
.background { background-color: #E656CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E656CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 86, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 74%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E656CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 86, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E656CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 86, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E656CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E656CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E656CF

#E23CC6#DE21BE#C81EAB#AD1A95#92167E#781267#5D0E50#470B3D#2C0726#12030F

Tints of #E656CF

#E864D2#EA75D7#EC83DB#EF95E0#F1A2E4#F3AFE8#F6C1ED#F8CEF1#FAE0F6#FCEDFA

Tones of #E656CF

#DB61C7#D16BC0#C775B9#BD7FB3#B28AAC#A993A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #56E66E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.18:1 AA large only
Against black text6.60:1 AA

Best text color on #E656CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E656CF

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 #E656CF: ·

How #E656CF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A6B2Deuteranopia · #B0BBABTritanopia · #DF9B96

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 #E656CF rather than the exact color:

Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Cosmic Opal
#850D65 · #EF58CD · #2EEB60 · #B2F3CF
Dusty Ruby Cascade
#A2B024 · #27ADBC · #DD59D0 · #D6E4AB
Frozen Ruby Ember
#961777 · #E65BC6 · #54E578 · #A1EAA7

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E656CE  ·  #E656D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E656CF?

#E656CF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 230, 86, 207). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E656CF?

#E656CF is RGB 230, 86, 207 — HSL 310°, 74%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 10%, 10%.

What colors go with #E656CF?

Its complement is #56E66E; analogous partners are #B656E6 and #E65686. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E656CF for text?

Black text on #E656CF has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.