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#E953DC Color

#E953DC is rgb(233, 83, 220) in RGB, hsl(305, 77%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 6%, 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 9.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E953DC
HEX#E953DC
RGBrgb(233, 83, 220)
HSLhsl(305, 77%, 62%)
HSVhsv(305, 64%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 6%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.237 331.4)
LABlab(60.49% 69.58 -40.78)
LCHlch(60.49% 80.65 329.63)

What #E953DC 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 #E953DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 9.24Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 10.33Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 10.65Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.04Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 15.34Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 15.83

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

#E953DC Channel Values

How #E953DC 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 233 · G 83 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 77% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 64% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 6% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E953DC 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E953DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E953DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E953DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E953DC
Complementary
#53E960
Analogous
#AB53E9
Analogous
#E95392
Triadic
#DCE953
Triadic
#53DCE9
Split comp.
#92E953
Split comp.
#53E9AB

Tints & Shades of #E953DC

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

#EC6AE1
#EF81E5
#F297EA
#F5B2EF
#F8C9F4
#FBDFF9

Shades

#E42FD5
#CB1ABC
#A7169B
#831179
#5F0C58
#360732

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E953DC.

How #E953DC 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#E953DC
Protanopia#7F7FDC
Protanomaly#B370DC
Deuteranopia#9B9BD9
Deuteranomaly#BF84DA
Tritanopia#DF7171
Tritanomaly#E366A7
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E953DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e953dc: #E953DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E953DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e953dc': '#E953DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.325, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_e953dc">#E953DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E953DC"

More Pink Colors

#E953DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E953DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E953DC?

#E953DC is a light pink — rgb(233, 83, 220) in RGB and hsl(305, 77%, 62%) 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 9.24.

What is the RGB value of #E953DC?

#E953DC is rgb(233, 83, 220) — red 233, green 83, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E953DC?

#E953DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 6%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E953DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E953DC scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E953DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E953DC 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 17.53, which is visibly different.

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