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#E36DCA Color

#E36DCA is rgb(227, 109, 202) in RGB, hsl(313, 68%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 11%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E36DCA
HEX#E36DCA
RGBrgb(227, 109, 202)
HSLhsl(313, 68%, 66%)
HSVhsv(313, 52%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.182 336.1)
LABlab(63.04% 55.12 -26.80)
LCHlch(63.04% 61.29 334.07)

What #E36DCA 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 #E36DCA, 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.

#E36DCA Channel Values

How #E36DCA 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 109 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 68% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 52% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 11% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E36DCA 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E36DCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E36DCA; 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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Tints & Shades of #E36DCA

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 #E36DCA.

How #E36DCA 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#E36DCA
Protanopia#8B8BCA
Protanomaly#B580CA
Deuteranopia#A1A1C7
Deuteranomaly#BF8FC8
Tritanopia#DC7E7E
Tritanomaly#DF77A2
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E36DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e36dca: #E36DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E36DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e36dca': '#E36DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.427, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e36dca">#E36DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E36DCA"

More Pink Colors

#E36DCA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E36DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E36DCA?

#E36DCA is a light pink — rgb(227, 109, 202) in RGB and hsl(313, 68%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #E36DCA?

#E36DCA is rgb(227, 109, 202) — red 227, green 109, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E36DCA?

#E36DCA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 11%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E36DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E36DCA scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E36DCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E36DCA 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 7.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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