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#E656DC Color

#E656DC is rgb(230, 86, 220) in RGB, hsl(304, 74%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 4%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), visibly different at ΔE 10.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E656DC
HEX#E656DC
RGBrgb(230, 86, 220)
HSLhsl(304, 74%, 62%)
HSVhsv(304, 63%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 4%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.231 330.6)
LABlab(60.44% 67.68 -40.89)
LCHlch(60.44% 79.07 328.86)

What #E656DC 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 #E656DC, 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.

#E656DC Channel Values

How #E656DC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 74% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 63% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 4% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E656DC 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E656DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E656DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E656DC; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E656DC

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 #E656DC.

How #E656DC 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#E656DC
Protanopia#7F7FDC
Protanomaly#B271DC
Deuteranopia#9A9AD9
Deuteranomaly#BD84DA
Tritanopia#DB7373
Tritanomaly#E069A8
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E656DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e656dc: #E656DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E656DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e656dc': '#E656DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.337, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_e656dc">#E656DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E656DC"

More Pink Colors

#E656DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E656DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E656DC?

#E656DC is a light pink — rgb(230, 86, 220) in RGB and hsl(304, 74%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.09.

What is the RGB value of #E656DC?

#E656DC is rgb(230, 86, 220) — red 230, green 86, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E656DC?

#E656DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 4%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E656DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E656DC scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E656DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E656DC 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.91, which is visibly different.

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