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#E326CA Color

#E326CA is rgb(227, 38, 202) in RGB, hsl(308, 77%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 11%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E326CA
HEX#E326CA
RGBrgb(227, 38, 202)
HSLhsl(308, 77%, 52%)
HSVhsv(308, 83%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.265 334.7)
LABlab(54.09% 78.97 -40.64)
LCHlch(54.09% 88.81 332.77)

What #E326CA 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 #E326CA, 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.

#E326CA Channel Values

How #E326CA 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 227 · G 38 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 77% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 83% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 11% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.89:1 vs white · 5.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E326CA 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 text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E326CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E326CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E326CA; 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 #E326CA

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 #E326CA.

How #E326CA 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#E326CA
Protanopia#6B6BC9
Protanomaly#A957CA
Deuteranopia#8D8DC7
Deuteranomaly#B672C8
Tritanopia#D95555
Tritanomaly#DD4793
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E326CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e326ca: #E326CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E326CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e326ca': '#E326CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.149, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e326ca">#E326CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E326CA"

More Pink Colors

#E326CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E326CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E326CA?

#E326CA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(227, 38, 202) in RGB and hsl(308, 77%, 52%) 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 10.32.

What is the RGB value of #E326CA?

#E326CA is rgb(227, 38, 202) — red 227, green 38, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E326CA?

#E326CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 11%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E326CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E326CA scores 3.89:1 against white and 5.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E326CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E326CA 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 24.9, which is visibly different.

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