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#E65BBD Color

#E65BBD is rgb(230, 91, 189) in RGB, hsl(318, 74%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 18%, 10%) 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 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E65BBD
HEX#E65BBD
RGBrgb(230, 91, 189)
HSLhsl(318, 74%, 63%)
HSVhsv(318, 60%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 18%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.202 340.9)
LABlab(60.06% 62.31 -23.93)
LCHlch(60.06% 66.75 338.99)

What #E65BBD 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 #E65BBD, 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.

#E65BBD Channel Values

How #E65BBD 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 91 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 74% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 60% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 18% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E65BBD 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 text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E65BBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E65BBD; 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 #E65BBD

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 #E65BBD.

How #E65BBD 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#E65BBD
Protanopia#8282BC
Protanomaly#B374BD
Deuteranopia#9C9CBA
Deuteranomaly#BE87BB
Tritanopia#DF6E6E
Tritanomaly#E26794
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E65BBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e65bbd: #E65BBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E65BBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e65bbd': '#E65BBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.357, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_e65bbd">#E65BBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E65BBD"

More Pink Colors

#E65BBD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E65BBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E65BBD?

#E65BBD is a light pink — rgb(230, 91, 189) in RGB and hsl(318, 74%, 63%) 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 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #E65BBD?

#E65BBD is rgb(230, 91, 189) — red 230, green 91, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E65BBD?

#E65BBD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 18%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E65BBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E65BBD scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E65BBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E65BBD 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 14.42, which is visibly different.

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