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#E246CD Color

#E246CD is rgb(226, 70, 205) in RGB, hsl(308, 73%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 9%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E246CD
HEX#E246CD
RGBrgb(226, 70, 205)
HSLhsl(308, 73%, 58%)
HSVhsv(308, 69%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 9%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.238 333.9)
LABlab(57.09% 70.65 -37.69)
LCHlch(57.09% 80.07 331.92)

What #E246CD 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 #E246CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 8.75Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.68Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 13.71Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.74Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 14.96Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 15.02

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

#E246CD Channel Values

How #E246CD 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 70 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 73% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 69% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 9% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E246CD 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 text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E246CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E246CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E246CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E246CD
Complementary
#46E25B
Analogous
#A946E2
Analogous
#E2467F
Triadic
#CDE246
Triadic
#46CDE2
Split comp.
#7FE246
Split comp.
#46E2A9

Tints & Shades of #E246CD

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

#E660D4
#EA76DA
#EE91E1
#F2ABE8
#F6C6F0
#F9DCF6

Shades

#DD22C4
#BE1EA8
#9A1889
#77136A
#540D4A
#35082F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E246CD.

How #E246CD 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#E246CD
Protanopia#7676CD
Protanomaly#AC66CD
Deuteranopia#9393CA
Deuteranomaly#B87CCB
Tritanopia#D96565
Tritanomaly#DC5A9A
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E246CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e246cd: #E246CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E246CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e246cd': '#E246CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.275, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_e246cd">#E246CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E246CD"

More Pink Colors

#E246CD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E246CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E246CD?

#E246CD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(226, 70, 205) in RGB and hsl(308, 73%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #E246CD?

#E246CD is rgb(226, 70, 205) — red 226, green 70, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E246CD?

#E246CD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 9%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E246CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E246CD scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E246CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E246CD 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 18.79, which is visibly different.

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