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#E37DD4 Color

#E37DD4 is rgb(227, 125, 212) in RGB, hsl(309, 65%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 7%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E37DD4
HEX#E37DD4
RGBrgb(227, 125, 212)
HSLhsl(309, 65%, 69%)
HSVhsv(309, 45%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 7%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.164 332.8)
LABlab(66.35% 48.88 -27.34)
LCHlch(66.35% 56.01 330.78)

What #E37DD4 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 #E37DD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 7.32Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 7.69Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 8.45Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 10.71Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 10.98Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.2

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

#E37DD4 Channel Values

How #E37DD4 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 125 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 65% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 45% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 7% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E37DD4 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E37DD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E37DD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E37DD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E37DD4
Complementary
#7DE38C
Analogous
#BF7DE3
Analogous
#E37DA1
Triadic
#D4E37D
Triadic
#7DD4E3
Split comp.
#A1E37D
Split comp.
#7DE3BF

Tints & Shades of #E37DD4

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

#E78DD9
#EA9EDF
#EEAFE5
#F3C4EC
#F6D5F1
#FAE6F7

Shades

#DB57C7
#D22DBA
#AD2598
#871D77
#611555
#370C30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E37DD4.

How #E37DD4 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#E37DD4
Protanopia#9595D4
Protanomaly#B98CD4
Deuteranopia#A8A8D2
Deuteranomaly#C299D3
Tritanopia#DB8C8C
Tritanomaly#DE86AE
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E37DD4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e37dd4: #E37DD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E37DD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e37dd4': '#E37DD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.490, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_e37dd4">#E37DD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#E37DD4"

More Pink Colors

#E37DD4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E37DD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E37DD4?

#E37DD4 is a light pink — rgb(227, 125, 212) in RGB and hsl(309, 65%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Mauve (#D473D4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #E37DD4?

#E37DD4 is rgb(227, 125, 212) — red 227, green 125, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E37DD4?

#E37DD4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 7%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E37DD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E37DD4 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E37DD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E37DD4 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 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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