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#E727DD Color

#E727DD is rgb(231, 39, 221) in RGB, hsl(303, 80%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 4%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E727DD
HEX#E727DD
RGBrgb(231, 39, 221)
HSLhsl(303, 80%, 53%)
HSVhsv(303, 83%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 4%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.279 330.7)
LABlab(55.70% 81.54 -48.88)
LCHlch(55.70% 95.07 329.06)

What #E727DD 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 #E727DD, 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.

#E727DD Channel Values

How #E727DD 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 231 · G 39 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 80% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 83% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 4% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E727DD 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E727DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E727DD; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E727DD

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 #E727DD.

How #E727DD 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#E727DD
Protanopia#6D6DDD
Protanomaly#AC59DD
Deuteranopia#9090DA
Deuteranomaly#B974DB
Tritanopia#DB5D5D
Tritanomaly#E04DA1
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E727DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e727dd: #E727DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E727DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e727dd': '#E727DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.153, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_e727dd">#E727DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E727DD"

More Pink Colors

#E727DD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E727DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E727DD?

#E727DD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(231, 39, 221) in RGB and hsl(303, 80%, 53%) 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 11.62.

What is the RGB value of #E727DD?

#E727DD is rgb(231, 39, 221) — red 231, green 39, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E727DD?

#E727DD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 4%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E727DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E727DD scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E727DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E727DD 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 17.29, which is visibly different.

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