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#E042B1 Color

#E042B1 is rgb(224, 66, 177) in RGB, hsl(318, 72%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 21%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E042B1
HEX#E042B1
RGBrgb(224, 66, 177)
HSLhsl(318, 72%, 57%)
HSVhsv(318, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 21%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.223 342.2)
LABlab(55.23% 68.62 -24.49)
LCHlch(55.23% 72.85 340.36)

What #E042B1 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 #E042B1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 7.75Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 10.13Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.6Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 13.08Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 14.51Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 15.47

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

#E042B1 Channel Values

How #E042B1 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 224 · G 66 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 72% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 21% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.76:1 vs white · 5.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E042B1 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 text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E042B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E042B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E042B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E042B1
Complementary
#42E072
Analogous
#C142E0
Analogous
#E04262
Triadic
#B1E042
Triadic
#42B1E0
Split comp.
#62E042
Split comp.
#42E0C1

Tints & Shades of #E042B1

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

#E55DBC
#E977C7
#ED91D2
#F1A7DB
#F5C2E6
#F9DCF0

Shades

#D723A1
#B81E8A
#951870
#761359
#530E3E
#350927

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E042B1.

How #E042B1 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#E042B1
Protanopia#7373B0
Protanomaly#AA63B1
Deuteranopia#9191AD
Deuteranomaly#B679AF
Tritanopia#D95A5A
Tritanomaly#DC5286
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E042B1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e042b1: #E042B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E042B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e042b1': '#E042B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.259, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_e042b1">#E042B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#E042B1"

More Pink Colors

#E042B1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E042B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E042B1?

#E042B1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(224, 66, 177) in RGB and hsl(318, 72%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #E042B1?

#E042B1 is rgb(224, 66, 177) — red 224, green 66, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E042B1?

#E042B1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 21%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E042B1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E042B1 scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E042B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E042B1 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 14.51, which is visibly different.

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