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#E205FF Color

#E205FF is rgb(226, 5, 255) in RGB, hsl(293, 100%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 98%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phlox (#DF00FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E205FF
HEX#E205FF
RGBrgb(226, 5, 255)
HSLhsl(293, 100%, 51%)
HSVhsv(293, 98%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 98%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.312 321.8)
LABlab(55.17% 88.21 -68.84)
LCHlch(55.17% 111.89 322.03)

What #E205FF 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 #E205FF, 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.

#E205FF Channel Values

How #E205FF 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 226 · G 5 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 100% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 98% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E205FF 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E205FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E205FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E205FF; 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 #E205FF

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 #E205FF.

How #E205FF 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#E205FF
Protanopia#6565FF
Protanomaly#A64FFF
Deuteranopia#8A8AFD
Deuteranomaly#B46DFE
Tritanopia#D06464
Tritanomaly#D84EB8
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E205FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e205ff: #E205FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E205FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e205ff': '#E205FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.020, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e205ff">#E205FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E205FF"

More Pink Colors

#E205FF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E205FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E205FF?

#E205FF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(226, 5, 255) in RGB and hsl(293, 100%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phlox (#DF00FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.24.

What is the RGB value of #E205FF?

#E205FF is rgb(226, 5, 255) — red 226, green 5, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E205FF?

#E205FF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 98%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E205FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E205FF scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E205FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E205FF 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 11.09, which is visibly different.

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