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#E218D5 Color

#E218D5 is rgb(226, 24, 213) in RGB, hsl(304, 81%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 6%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E218D5
HEX#E218D5
RGBrgb(226, 24, 213)
HSLhsl(304, 81%, 49%)
HSVhsv(304, 89%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 6%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.279 331.5)
LABlab(53.61% 82.06 -47.71)
LCHlch(53.61% 94.92 329.83)

What #E218D5 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 #E218D5, 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.

#E218D5 Channel Values

How #E218D5 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 226 · G 24 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 81% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 89% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 6% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.94:1 vs white · 5.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E218D5 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 text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E218D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E218D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E218D5; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E218D5

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E218D5.

How #E218D5 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#E218D5
Protanopia#6868D5
Protanomaly#A753D5
Deuteranopia#8B8BD2
Deuteranomaly#B46FD3
Tritanopia#D75555
Tritanomaly#DB459A
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E218D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e218d5: #E218D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E218D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e218d5': '#E218D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.094, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_e218d5">#E218D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E218D5"

More Pink Colors

#E218D5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E218D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E218D5?

#E218D5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(226, 24, 213) in RGB and hsl(304, 81%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.31.

What is the RGB value of #E218D5?

#E218D5 is rgb(226, 24, 213) — red 226, green 24, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E218D5?

#E218D5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 6%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E218D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E218D5 scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E218D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E218D5 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 18.4, which is visibly different.

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