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#E656D3 — Pink

#E656D3 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 #E656D3 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.

#E656D3 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 #56E66A; it also sits naturally between #B156E6 and #E6568B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E656D3 · RGB 230, 86, 211

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Color values

HEX#E656D3
RGB230, 86, 211
HSL308°, 74%, 62%
HSV308°, 63%, 90%
CMYK0%, 63%, 8%, 10%
XYZ47.72, 28.18, 64.55
Yxy28.18, 0.3397, 0.2006
CIE-Lab60.05, 69.58, -36.89
Hunter Lab53.09, 71.50, -39.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 34% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 8% · Key 10%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E656D3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E656D3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E656D3

.text { color: #E656D3; }
.background { background-color: #E656D3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E656D3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 86, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 74%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E656D3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 86, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E656D3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 86, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E656D3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E656D3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E656D3

#E23CCC#DE21C5#C81EB1#AD1A99#921682#78126A#5D0E53#470B3F#2C0727#120310

Tints of #E656D3

#E864D6#EA75DB#EC83DE#EF95E3#F1A2E7#F3AFEA#F6C1EF#F8CEF2#FAE0F7#FCEDFA

Tones of #E656D3

#DB61CB#D16BC4#C775BC#BD7FB5#B28AAD#A993A6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #56E66A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.16:1 AA large only
Against black text6.64:1 AA

Best text color on #E656D3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E656D3

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 #E656D3: ·

How #E656D3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A6B5Deuteranopia · #B0BBAETritanopia · #DF9D98

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 #E656D3 rather than the exact color:

Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Dusty Ruby Cascade
#A2B024 · #27ADBC · #DD59D0 · #D6E4AB
Cosmic Opal
#850D65 · #EF58CD · #2EEB60 · #B2F3CF

Similar colors

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

#EB57D4#EA59D1#DF57D5#E65BDB#DD59D0#EF58CD#E662CF#DB4FD4#E54BDA#E65BC6#DF4AD4#DD60CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E656D2  ·  #E656D4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E656D3?

#E656D3 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 230, 86, 211). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E656D3?

#E656D3 is RGB 230, 86, 211 — HSL 308°, 74%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 8%, 10%.

What colors go with #E656D3?

Its complement is #56E66A; analogous partners are #B156E6 and #E6568B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E656D3 for text?

Black text on #E656D3 has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.16:1.