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#E41BDA Color

#E41BDA is rgb(228, 27, 218) in RGB, hsl(303, 79%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 4%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 12.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E41BDA
HEX#E41BDA
RGBrgb(228, 27, 218)
HSLhsl(303, 79%, 50%)
HSVhsv(303, 88%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 4%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.282 330.8)
LABlab(54.34% 82.57 -49.37)
LCHlch(54.34% 96.20 329.12)

What #E41BDA 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 #E41BDA, 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.

#E41BDA Channel Values

How #E41BDA 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 228 · G 27 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 79% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 88% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 4% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.84:1 vs white · 5.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E41BDA 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 text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E41BDA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E41BDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E41BDA; 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 #E41BDA

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 #E41BDA.

How #E41BDA 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#E41BDA
Protanopia#6969DA
Protanomaly#A954DA
Deuteranopia#8C8CD7
Deuteranomaly#B670D8
Tritanopia#D85858
Tritanomaly#DD479D
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E41BDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e41bda: #E41BDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E41BDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e41bda': '#E41BDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.106, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_e41bda">#E41BDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E41BDA"

More Pink Colors

#E41BDA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E41BDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E41BDA?

#E41BDA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(228, 27, 218) in RGB and hsl(303, 79%, 50%) 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 12.24.

What is the RGB value of #E41BDA?

#E41BDA is rgb(228, 27, 218) — red 228, green 27, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E41BDA?

#E41BDA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 4%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E41BDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E41BDA scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E41BDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E41BDA 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 16.68, which is visibly different.

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