Skip to content

#E14BEC Color

#E14BEC is rgb(225, 75, 236) in RGB, hsl(296, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 68%, 0%, 7%) 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 9.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E14BEC
HEX#E14BEC
RGBrgb(225, 75, 236)
HSLhsl(296, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(296, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 68%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.255 325)
LABlab(58.86% 72.31 -52.39)
LCHlch(58.86% 89.29 324.08)

What #E14BEC 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 #E14BEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.65Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 12.63Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.83Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.62Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 18.18Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 18.8

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

#E14BEC Channel Values

How #E14BEC 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 225 · G 75 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E14BEC 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E14BEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E14BEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E14BEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E14BEC
Complementary
#56EC4B
Analogous
#914BEC
Analogous
#EC4BA6
Triadic
#ECE14B
Triadic
#4BECE1
Split comp.
#A6EC4B
Split comp.
#4BEC91

Tints & Shades of #E14BEC

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

#E562EF
#EA7EF1
#EE95F4
#F1ACF6
#F5C3F9
#FADFFC

Shades

#DB26E8
#C316D0
#A112AB
#7A0E81
#570A5C
#340637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E14BEC.

How #E14BEC 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#E14BEC
Protanopia#7878EC
Protanomaly#AC69EC
Deuteranopia#9494EA
Deuteranomaly#B87DEB
Tritanopia#D47272
Tritanomaly#D964B0
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E14BEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e14bec: #E14BEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E14BEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e14bec': '#E14BEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.294, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_e14bec">#E14BEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E14BEC"

More Pink Colors

#E14BEC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E14BEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E14BEC?

#E14BEC is a light pink — rgb(225, 75, 236) in RGB and hsl(296, 81%, 61%) 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 9.65.

What is the RGB value of #E14BEC?

#E14BEC is rgb(225, 75, 236) — red 225, green 75, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E14BEC?

#E14BEC converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 68%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E14BEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E14BEC scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E14BEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E14BEC 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 18.8, which is visibly different.

Open #E14BEC in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

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