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#E656DC — Pink

#E656DC 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 #E656DC 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.

#E656DC 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 #56E660; it also sits naturally between #A856E6 and #E65695. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E656DC · RGB 230, 86, 220

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Color values

HEX#E656DC
RGB230, 86, 220
HSL304°, 74%, 62%
HSV304°, 63%, 90%
CMYK0%, 63%, 4%, 10%
XYZ48.88, 28.65, 70.66
Yxy28.65, 0.3298, 0.1933
CIE-Lab60.47, 70.99, -41.32
Hunter Lab53.52, 73.36, -45.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 34% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 4% · Key 10%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E656DC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E656DC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E656DC

.text { color: #E656DC; }
.background { background-color: #E656DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E656DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 86, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 74%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E656DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 86, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E656DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 86, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E656DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E656DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E656DC

#E23CD7#DE21D1#C81EBC#AD1AA3#92168A#781271#5D0E58#470B43#2C072A#120311

Tints of #E656DC

#E864DF#EA75E3#EC83E5#EF95E9#F1A2EC#F3AFEF#F6C1F2#F8CEF5#FAE0F9#FCEDFB

Tones of #E656DC

#DB61D3#D16BCB#C775C1#BD7FB9#B28AB0#A993A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #56E660:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.12:1 AA large only
Against black text6.73:1 AA

Best text color on #E656DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E656DC

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 #E656DC: ·

How #E656DC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A6BCDeuteranopia · #B0BBB4Tritanopia · #DFA29C

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E656DC rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721
Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Misty Ruby Lagoon
#398EE6 · #5754E0 · #8A29DE · #E360DD

Similar colors

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

#E65BDB#EC5BE0#EB57D4#E256E5#DF57D5#E360DD#E54BDA#E661E0#EA59D1#EA56E8#D858DF#EB48DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E656DB  ·  #E656DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E656DC?

#E656DC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 230, 86, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E656DC?

#E656DC is RGB 230, 86, 220 — HSL 304°, 74%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 4%, 10%.

What colors go with #E656DC?

Its complement is #56E660; analogous partners are #A856E6 and #E65695. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E656DC for text?

Black text on #E656DC has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.12:1.