Epink `#DD33FF`

Epink (#DD33FF) is a mid-tone, vivid magenta with an OKLCH hue of 320°, lightness 0.67 and chroma 0.29. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.

Color values

HEX	`#DD33FF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 51, 255)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 100%, 60%)`
HSV	`hsv(290, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 80%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(57 86.2 -66.4)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.668 0.290 320)`

How Epink behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Epink shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #df33f0 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward pink
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #e135fb — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward pink
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #dd33ff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
Blue-sky shade (cool daylight (~10000K proxy)): → #de32ff — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchanged

Test Epink in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 3.5:1 and against black 5.99:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Colors that go with Epink

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#fae6ff · #eea6ff · #dd33ff · #bb03da · #86009e · #560065

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#b6aeff · #bf87ff · #dd33ff · #db00be · #c9007f · #b2004a

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#ff8c9c · #dd33ff · #b227ce · #a9003d · #650077 · #4e0017

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#49ea00 · #dd33ff · #8b6394 · #7a2d8a · #560f64 · #300339

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#e4f9df · #dd33ff · #896f8f · #404e3d · #2b1031 · #000200

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#ecf5eb · #c3ccc0 · #959f92 · #1a2617 · #000500 · #dd33ff

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#d8ffcf · #dd33ff · #2a9200 · #155900 · #032600 · #050009

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#d2f2d6 · #dad082 · #dd33ff · #579073 · #394738 · #1e0510

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#fff0d7 · #dd33ff · #9f7000 · #005458 · #002325 · #100600

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#ffeee5 · #dd33ff · #be5800 · #155900 · #002130 · #000200

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#E364FF · #E986FF · #EEA3FF · #F3BEFF · #F8D8FF

Shades

#BA15D8 · #9600AF · #710085 · #4F005D · #2F0039

Muted

#CF58E9 · #C16ED3 · #B17FBD

Using Epink

Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.