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#E74BCA Color

#E74BCA is rgb(231, 75, 202) in RGB, hsl(311, 76%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 13%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E74BCA
HEX#E74BCA
RGBrgb(231, 75, 202)
HSLhsl(311, 76%, 60%)
HSVhsv(311, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 13%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.233 336.2)
LABlab(58.42% 69.93 -33.84)
LCHlch(58.42% 77.69 334.17)

What #E74BCA 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 #E74BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 8.18Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 12.26Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 13.03Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 13.91Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.7Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 16.06

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

#E74BCA Channel Values

How #E74BCA 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 75 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 76% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 13% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E74BCA 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 text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E74BCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E74BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E74BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E74BCA
Complementary
#4BE768
Analogous
#B54BE7
Analogous
#E74B7D
Triadic
#CAE74B
Triadic
#4BCAE7
Split comp.
#7DE74B
Split comp.
#4BE7B5

Tints & Shades of #E74BCA

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

#EA62D1
#ED7DD9
#F093DF
#F4AEE7
#F7C5EE
#FBE0F6

Shades

#E228C0
#C51BA6
#A21688
#7E116A
#5A0C4C
#36072D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E74BCA.

How #E74BCA 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#E74BCA
Protanopia#7A7AC9
Protanomaly#B06ACA
Deuteranopia#9797C7
Deuteranomaly#BD80C8
Tritanopia#DE6767
Tritanomaly#E25D99
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E74BCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e74bca: #E74BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E74BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e74bca': '#E74BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.294, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e74bca">#E74BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E74BCA"

More Pink Colors

#E74BCA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E74BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E74BCA?

#E74BCA is a light pink — rgb(231, 75, 202) in RGB and hsl(311, 76%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.18.

What is the RGB value of #E74BCA?

#E74BCA is rgb(231, 75, 202) — red 231, green 75, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E74BCA?

#E74BCA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 13%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E74BCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E74BCA scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E74BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E74BCA 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 18.01, which is visibly different.

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