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#E665CA Color

#E665CA is rgb(230, 101, 202) in RGB, hsl(313, 72%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 12%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E665CA
HEX#E665CA
RGBrgb(230, 101, 202)
HSLhsl(313, 72%, 65%)
HSVhsv(313, 56%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 12%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.197 336.7)
LABlab(62.10% 59.55 -28.20)
LCHlch(62.10% 65.89 334.66)

What #E665CA 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 #E665CA, 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.

#E665CA Channel Values

How #E665CA 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 101 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 72% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 56% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 12% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E665CA 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E665CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E665CA; 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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Tints & Shades of #E665CA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E665CA.

How #E665CA 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#E665CA
Protanopia#8787CA
Protanomaly#B57BCA
Deuteranopia#9F9FC7
Deuteranomaly#C08CC8
Tritanopia#DE7878
Tritanomaly#E171A0
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E665CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e665ca: #E665CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E665CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e665ca': '#E665CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.396, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e665ca">#E665CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E665CA"

More Pink Colors

#E665CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E665CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E665CA?

#E665CA is a light pink — rgb(230, 101, 202) in RGB and hsl(313, 72%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.65.

What is the RGB value of #E665CA?

#E665CA is rgb(230, 101, 202) — red 230, green 101, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E665CA?

#E665CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 12%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E665CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E665CA scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E665CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E665CA 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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