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#E265A3 Color

#E265A3 is rgb(226, 101, 163) in RGB, hsl(330, 68%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is China Pink (#DE6FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E265A3
HEX#E265A3
RGBrgb(226, 101, 163)
HSLhsl(330, 68%, 64%)
HSVhsv(330, 55%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.169 351.6)
LABlab(60.31% 54.29 -8.72)
LCHlch(60.31% 54.99 350.88)

What #E265A3 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 #E265A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 6.8Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 9.09Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 9.51Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 9.9Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.93Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 10.48

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

#E265A3 Channel Values

How #E265A3 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 101 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 68% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 55% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 28% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E265A3 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E265A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E265A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E265A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E265A3
Complementary
#65E2A3
Analogous
#E265E2
Analogous
#E26565
Triadic
#A3E265
Triadic
#65A3E2
Split comp.
#65E265
Split comp.
#65E2E2

Tints & Shades of #E265A3

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

#E67AB0
#EA90BD
#EEA5C9
#F1B6D4
#F5CCE0
#F9E1ED

Shades

#DA3E8C
#C92678
#A31F61
#81184D
#5A1136
#380B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E265A3.

How #E265A3 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#E265A3
Protanopia#8686A2
Protanomaly#B27AA3
Deuteranopia#9D9D9F
Deuteranomaly#BD8AA1
Tritanopia#DE6F6F
Tritanomaly#E06B87
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E265A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e265a3: #E265A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E265A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e265a3': '#E265A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.396, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_e265a3">#E265A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#E265A3"

More Pink Colors

#E265A3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E265A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E265A3?

#E265A3 is a light pink — rgb(226, 101, 163) in RGB and hsl(330, 68%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is China Pink (#DE6FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #E265A3?

#E265A3 is rgb(226, 101, 163) — red 226, green 101, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E265A3?

#E265A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 28%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E265A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E265A3 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E265A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E265A3 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.58, 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.