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#E656A8 Color

#E656A8 is rgb(230, 86, 168) in RGB, hsl(326, 74%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 27%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E656A8
HEX#E656A8
RGBrgb(230, 86, 168)
HSLhsl(326, 74%, 62%)
HSVhsv(326, 63%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 27%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.196 348.5)
LABlab(58.65% 62.27 -13.99)
LCHlch(58.65% 63.82 347.34)

What #E656A8 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 #E656A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 6.41Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 8.48Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 10.26Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.98Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 11.77Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 12.25

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

#E656A8 Channel Values

How #E656A8 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 230 · G 86 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 74% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 63% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 27% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E656A8 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E656A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E656A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E656A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E656A8
Complementary
#56E695
Analogous
#DC56E6
Analogous
#E65660
Triadic
#A8E656
Triadic
#56A8E6
Split comp.
#60E656
Split comp.
#56E6DC

Tints & Shades of #E656A8

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

#E96DB3
#EC83BF
#F099CA
#F4B4D8
#F7CAE3
#FAE0EF

Shades

#E13395
#C81E7E
#A41968
#811351
#5D0E3B
#350822

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E656A8.

How #E656A8 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#E656A8
Protanopia#7F7FA7
Protanomaly#B271A8
Deuteranopia#9A9AA4
Deuteranomaly#BD84A6
Tritanopia#E16565
Tritanomaly#E35F85
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E656A8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e656a8: #E656A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E656A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e656a8': '#E656A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.337, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_e656a8">#E656A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#E656A8"

More Pink Colors

#E656A8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E656A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E656A8?

#E656A8 is a light pink — rgb(230, 86, 168) in RGB and hsl(326, 74%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #E656A8?

#E656A8 is rgb(230, 86, 168) — red 230, green 86, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E656A8?

#E656A8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 27%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E656A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E656A8 scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E656A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E656A8 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.