Close to Medium Orchid
#E252DA
#E252DA is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 88.6% red, 32.2% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 303°, with 71% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E252DA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E252DA as they’d see it.
#E252DA in use
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Questions about #E252DA
What color is #E252DA?
#E252DA is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 88.6% red, 32.2% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 303°, with 71% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #E252DA in RGB?
#E252DA is rgb(226, 82, 218): 226 red, 82 green, and 218 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E252DA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 64, 4, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E252DA?
PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E252DA?
Its complement #15A52F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.