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#E274DE Color

#E274DE is rgb(226, 116, 222) in RGB, hsl(302, 65%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid (#DA70D6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E274DE
HEX#E274DE
RGBrgb(226, 116, 222)
HSLhsl(302, 65%, 67%)
HSVhsv(302, 49%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.187 328.7)
LABlab(64.86% 54.07 -35.21)
LCHlch(64.86% 64.53 326.93)

What #E274DE 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 #E274DE, 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.

#E274DE Channel Values

How #E274DE 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 116 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 65% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 49% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 2% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E274DE 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E274DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E274DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E274DE; 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 #E274DE

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 #E274DE.

How #E274DE 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#E274DE
Protanopia#8F8FDE
Protanomaly#B685DE
Deuteranopia#A3A3DC
Deuteranomaly#C093DD
Tritanopia#D88888
Tritanomaly#DC80B1
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E274DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e274de: #E274DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E274DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e274de': '#E274DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.455, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_e274de">#E274DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E274DE"

More Pink Colors

#E274DE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E274DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E274DE?

#E274DE is a light pink — rgb(226, 116, 222) in RGB and hsl(302, 65%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.88.

What is the RGB value of #E274DE?

#E274DE is rgb(226, 116, 222) — red 226, green 116, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E274DE?

#E274DE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 2%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E274DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E274DE scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E274DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E274DE 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 2.88, which is very hard to tell apart.

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