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#E15BDA Color

#E15BDA is rgb(225, 91, 218) in RGB, hsl(303, 69%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 3%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), visibly different at ΔE 10.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E15BDA
HEX#E15BDA
RGBrgb(225, 91, 218)
HSLhsl(303, 69%, 62%)
HSVhsv(303, 60%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 3%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.22 329.8)
LABlab(60.34% 64.14 -39.99)
LCHlch(60.34% 75.59 328.05)

What #E15BDA 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 #E15BDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E15BDA Channel Values

How #E15BDA 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 91 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 69% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 60% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 3% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E15BDA 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E15BDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E15BDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E15BDA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E15BDA.

How #E15BDA 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#E15BDA
Protanopia#8080DA
Protanomaly#AF73DA
Deuteranopia#9999D7
Deuteranomaly#BA85D8
Tritanopia#D77676
Tritanomaly#DB6CA7
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E15BDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e15bda: #E15BDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E15BDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e15bda': '#E15BDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.357, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_e15bda">#E15BDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E15BDA"

More Pink Colors

#E15BDA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E15BDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E15BDA?

#E15BDA is a light pink — rgb(225, 91, 218) in RGB and hsl(303, 69%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.43.

What is the RGB value of #E15BDA?

#E15BDA is rgb(225, 91, 218) — red 225, green 91, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E15BDA?

#E15BDA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 3%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E15BDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E15BDA scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E15BDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E15BDA 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.31, which is visibly different.

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