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#D449E4 Color

#D449E4 is rgb(212, 73, 228) in RGB, hsl(294, 74%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 68%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D449E4
HEX#D449E4
RGBrgb(212, 73, 228)
HSLhsl(294, 74%, 59%)
HSVhsv(294, 68%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 68%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.245 323.4)
LABlab(56.22% 68.86 -52.26)
LCHlch(56.22% 86.45 322.81)

What #D449E4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D449E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 7.84Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.18Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 14.39Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.92Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.71Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 18.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#D449E4 Channel Values

How #D449E4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 212 · G 73 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 74% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 68% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D449E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D449E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D449E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D449E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D449E4
Complementary
#59E449
Analogous
#8749E4
Analogous
#E449A6
Triadic
#E4D449
Triadic
#49E4D4
Split comp.
#A6E449
Split comp.
#49E487

Tints & Shades of #D449E4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DB64E8
#E07AEB
#E695EF
#EBABF2
#F1C5F6
#F7DCFA

Shades

#CC26DF
#AF1DBF
#8E179B
#72137C
#510D59
#310835

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D449E4.

How #D449E4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D449E4
Protanopia#7272E4
Protanomaly#A364E4
Deuteranopia#8C8CE2
Deuteranomaly#AE77E3
Tritanopia#C76E6E
Tritanomaly#CC61AA
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D449E4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d449e4: #D449E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D449E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d449e4': '#D449E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.286, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_d449e4">#D449E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#D449E4"

More Pink Colors

#D449E4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D449E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D449E4?

#D449E4 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(212, 73, 228) in RGB and hsl(294, 74%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #D449E4?

#D449E4 is rgb(212, 73, 228) — red 212, green 73, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D449E4?

#D449E4 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 68%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D449E4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D449E4 scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D449E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D449E4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.92, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.