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#E368C9 Color

#E368C9 is rgb(227, 104, 201) in RGB, hsl(313, 69%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 11%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E368C9
HEX#E368C9
RGBrgb(227, 104, 201)
HSLhsl(313, 69%, 65%)
HSVhsv(313, 54%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.189 336.3)
LABlab(62.13% 57.23 -27.63)
LCHlch(62.13% 63.55 334.23)

What #E368C9 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 #E368C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 2.87Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.07Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 9.48Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.21Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.44Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 12.29

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

#E368C9 Channel Values

How #E368C9 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 104 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 69% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 54% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 11% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E368C9 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E368C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E368C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E368C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E368C9
Complementary
#68E383
Analogous
#C068E3
Analogous
#E3688B
Triadic
#C9E368
Triadic
#68C9E3
Split comp.
#8BE368
Split comp.
#68E3C0

Tints & Shades of #E368C9

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

#E77ED0
#EA8FD7
#EEA5DE
#F2BAE6
#F6D0EE
#F9E1F4

Shades

#DC41BB
#CF26AA
#A81F8A
#81186A
#5A114A
#380A2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E368C9.

How #E368C9 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#E368C9
Protanopia#8888C9
Protanomaly#B47CC9
Deuteranopia#9F9FC6
Deuteranomaly#BE8CC7
Tritanopia#DB7A7A
Tritanomaly#DE73A0
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E368C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e368c9: #E368C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E368C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e368c9': '#E368C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.408, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_e368c9">#E368C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#E368C9"

More Pink Colors

#E368C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E368C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E368C9?

#E368C9 is a light pink — rgb(227, 104, 201) in RGB and hsl(313, 69%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.87.

What is the RGB value of #E368C9?

#E368C9 is rgb(227, 104, 201) — red 227, green 104, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E368C9?

#E368C9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 11%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E368C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E368C9 scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E368C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E368C9 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 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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