#e74dbc Color Information

#e74dbc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e74dbc. In RGB, it consists of 90.6% Red, 30.2% Green, and 73.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 66.7% Magenta, 18.6% Yellow, and 9.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 316.8°, with saturation of 76.2% and lightness of 60.4%. The decimal value for #e74dbc is 15158716, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e74dbc is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e74dbc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color231, 77, 188 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color90.6%, 30.2%, 73.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.094, 0.698, 0.263 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.667, 0.186, 0.094 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color316.8°, 76.2%, 60.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color316.8°, 66.7%, 90.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.686, 25.927, 50.226 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color231, 77, 188 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15158716 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.968, 69.961, -27.001 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.968, 74.991, 338.896 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.968, 81.450, -51.966 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.919, 67.541, -22.840 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.370, 0.215, 25.927 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293348796 / 0xffe74dbc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff66cc Copy
Last Updated: April 17, 2025

Shades of #e74dbc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e74dbc, its pure hue is 316.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.2%, and its lightness is 60.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e74dbc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d0a18 to #ca43a5.

Tints of #e74dbc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e74dbc, its pure hue is 316.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.2%, and its lightness is 60.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e74dbc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ea63c4 to #fce9f7.

Tones of #e74dbc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e74dbc, its pure hue is 316.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e74dbc, which range from #9a9a9a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff35c7 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e74dbc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e74dbc! For #e74dbc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e74dbc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e74dbc

This color, #e74dbc, consists of 90.6% Red, 30.2% Green, and 73.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 231, Green = 77, Blue = 188. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e74dbc is 0% Cyan, 66.7% Magenta, 18.6% Yellow, and 9.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R90.6%
C0.0%
G30.2%
M66.7%
B73.7%
Y18.6%
K9.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 231 77 188
Octal 347 115 274
Hexa #e7 #4d #bc
Binary 11100111 01001101 10111100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 66 18 9
Octal 0 102 22 11
Hexa #00 #42 #12 #09
Binary 00000000 01000010 00010010 00001001

Analogous Colors of #e74dbc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e74dbc — which has hue 316.8° — its analogous colors are located at 286.8° and 346.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e74dbc.

Triadic Colors of #e74dbc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e74dbc — which has hue 316.8° — its triadic colors are located at 76.8° and 316.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e74dbc.

Complementary Color of #e74dbc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e74dbc — which has hue 316.8° — its complementary color is located at 136.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e74dbc.

Split Complementary Colors of #e74dbc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e74dbc — which has hue 316.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 106.8° and 316.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e74dbc.

Tetradic Colors of #e74dbc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e74dbc — which has hue 316.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 226.8°, 316.8°, 46.8°, and 136.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e74dbc.

Monochromatic Colors of #e74dbc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e74dbc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #aa2585 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9a0e0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e74dbc

We want to make getting started with #e74dbc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e74dbc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e74dbc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e74dbc with other HTML elements.

#e74dbc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e74dbc.
<span style="color: #e74dbc;">The color of this text is #e74dbc.</span>

#e74dbc Background Color

The background color for this text is #e74dbc.
<div style="background-color: #e74dbc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e74dbc.</div>

#e74dbc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e74dbc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e74dbc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e74dbc.</span>

#e74dbc Border Color

This is a div with border color #e74dbc.
<div style="border: #e74dbc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e74dbc.</div>

#e74dbc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e74dbc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e74dbc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e74dbc on a white background.</div></div>

#e74dbc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e74dbc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e74dbc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e74dbc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e74dbc to White

This is a gradient from #e74dbc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e74dbc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e74dbc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e74dbc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e74dbc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e74dbc to white.</div>

Gradient from #e74dbc to Black

This is a gradient from #e74dbc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e74dbc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e74dbc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e74dbc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e74dbc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e74dbc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e74dbc

In addition to using #e74dbc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e74dbc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e74dbc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 231, Green = 77, Blue = 188). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e74dbc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e74dbc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(231, 77, 188)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e74dbc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e74dbc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e74dbc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(231, 77, 188);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e74dbc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:231, green:77, blue:188, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:231 green:77 blue:188 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(231f, 77f, 188f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(231, 77, 188);
 

#e74dbc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e74dbc the same way. For those with color blindness, #e74dbc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e74dbc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e74dbc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e74dbc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e74dbc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e74dbc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #e74dbc would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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