Royal Pink (#E73895)

The hex code for Royal Pink is #E73895. It is rgb(231, 56, 149) in RGB, hsl(328, 78%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 35%, 9%) in CMYK — a mid-tone pink. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#E73895

RGBrgb(231, 56, 149)

HSLhsl(328, 78%, 56%)

HSVhsv(328, 76%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 35%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.223 353.3)

LABlab(54.49% 71.14 -9.04)

LCHlch(54.49% 71.71 352.76)

Colors Closest to Royal Pink

Royal Pink is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 4.64 Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 5.34 Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 6.71 Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 7.28 Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.83 Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 9.84

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

#E73895 Channel Values

How Royal Pink breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 231 · G 56 · B 149	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 328° · S 78% · L 56%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 328° · S 76% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 76% · Y 35% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.89:1 vs white · 5.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Royal Pink 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.

TextWhite text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Royal Pink

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Royal Pink; 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 Royal Pink

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

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How Royal Pink 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#E73895

Protanopia#727294

Protanomaly#AE6095

Deuteranopia#939390

Deuteranomaly#BB7992

Tritanopia#E34C4C

Tritanomaly#E44571

Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #E73895 in Code

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

CSS custom property--royal-pink: #E73895;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E73895;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'royal-pink': '#E73895' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.220, blue: 0.584)

Android XML<color name="royal_pink">#E73895</color>

SVG fillfill="#E73895"

More Pink Colors

Royal Pink sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e79fc4 e71d9d e7accf e6a8d7 e7bce7 e68fac e854e8 e667ce e8ccd7 e600e5 e8d9e8 e60076 f093f0 f8e3f7 ff006c ff66cc ffd6ec 4d0218 6c0277 8b008b a2006d bd33a4 cc6699 dda0dd

#E73895 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Royal Pink?

The hex code for Royal Pink is #E73895. That is rgb(231, 56, 149) in RGB, hsl(328, 78%, 56%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 35%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #E73895?

#E73895 is rgb(231, 56, 149) — red 231, green 56, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E73895?

#E73895 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 35%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E73895 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E73895 scores 3.89:1 against white and 5.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E73895 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E73895 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 10.7, which is visibly different.

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