#E23AEE Color

#E23AEE is rgb(226, 58, 238) in RGB, hsl(296, 84%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 76%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 13.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E23AEE

HEX#E23AEE

RGBrgb(226, 58, 238)

HSLhsl(296, 84%, 58%)

HSVhsv(296, 76%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 76%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.274 325.1)

LABlab(57.21% 78.01 -56.12)

LCHlch(57.21% 96.09 324.27)

What #E23AEE 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 #E23AEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.2 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.82 Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 16.41 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 17.25 Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 18.17 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 19.83

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

#E23AEE Channel Values

How #E23AEE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 226 · G 58 · B 238	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 296° · S 84% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 296° · S 76% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 5% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.46:1 vs white · 6.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E23AEE 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E23AEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E23AEE; 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 #E23AEE

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

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How #E23AEE 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#E23AEE

Protanopia#7171EE

Protanomaly#AA60EE

Deuteranopia#9090EC

Deuteranomaly#B777ED

Tritanopia#D46A6A

Tritanomaly#DA5BAF

Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #E23AEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e23aee: #E23AEE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E23AEE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e23aee': '#E23AEE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.227, blue: 0.933)

Android XML<color name="color_e23aee">#E23AEE</color>

SVG fillfill="#E23AEE"

More Pink Colors

#E23AEE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#E23AEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E23AEE?

#E23AEE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(226, 58, 238) in RGB and hsl(296, 84%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.2.

What is the RGB value of #E23AEE?

#E23AEE is rgb(226, 58, 238) — red 226, green 58, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E23AEE?

#E23AEE converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 76%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E23AEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E23AEE scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E23AEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E23AEE 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 16.41, which is visibly different.

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