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#E11AEF Color

#E11AEF is rgb(225, 26, 239) in RGB, hsl(296, 87%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 89%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phlox (#DF00FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E11AEF
HEX#E11AEF
RGBrgb(225, 26, 239)
HSLhsl(296, 87%, 52%)
HSVhsv(296, 89%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 89%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.295 325)
LABlab(54.79% 84.37 -60.54)
LCHlch(54.79% 103.84 324.34)

What #E11AEF 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 #E11AEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E11AEF Channel Values

How #E11AEF 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 225 · G 26 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 87% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 89% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E11AEF 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 text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E11AEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E11AEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E11AEF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E11AEF.

How #E11AEF 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#E11AEF
Protanopia#6767EF
Protanomaly#A653EF
Deuteranopia#8A8AEC
Deuteranomaly#B46FED
Tritanopia#D26060
Tritanomaly#D84DAD
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E11AEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e11aef: #E11AEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E11AEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e11aef': '#E11AEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.102, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_e11aef">#E11AEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E11AEF"

More Pink Colors

#E11AEF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E11AEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E11AEF?

#E11AEF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(225, 26, 239) in RGB and hsl(296, 87%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phlox (#DF00FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.05.

What is the RGB value of #E11AEF?

#E11AEF is rgb(225, 26, 239) — red 225, green 26, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E11AEF?

#E11AEF converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 89%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E11AEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E11AEF scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E11AEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E11AEF 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 10.64, which is visibly different.

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