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#E35CF5 Color

#E35CF5 is rgb(227, 92, 245) in RGB, hsl(293, 88%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 62%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E35CF5
HEX#E35CF5
RGBrgb(227, 92, 245)
HSLhsl(293, 88%, 66%)
HSVhsv(293, 62%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 62%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.242 322.8)
LABlab(61.91% 67.69 -52.55)
LCHlch(61.91% 85.69 322.18)

What #E35CF5 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 #E35CF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 9.79Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.17Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 11.2Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.67Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.1Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 19.47

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

#E35CF5 Channel Values

How #E35CF5 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 227 · G 92 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 88% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 62% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E35CF5 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E35CF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E35CF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E35CF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E35CF5
Complementary
#6EF55C
Analogous
#965CF5
Analogous
#F55CBA
Triadic
#F5E35C
Triadic
#5CF5E3
Split comp.
#BAF55C
Split comp.
#5CF596

Tints & Shades of #E35CF5

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

#E774F6
#EA87F7
#EE9FF9
#F2B2FA
#F6CAFC
#F9DDFD

Shades

#DB31F2
#CD0FE6
#A70CBB
#840995
#5E0769
#38043E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E35CF5.

How #E35CF5 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#E35CF5
Protanopia#8181F5
Protanomaly#B174F5
Deuteranopia#9B9BF3
Deuteranomaly#BC86F4
Tritanopia#D57E7E
Tritanomaly#DB72BA
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E35CF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e35cf5: #E35CF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E35CF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e35cf5': '#E35CF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.361, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_e35cf5">#E35CF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E35CF5"

More Pink Colors

#E35CF5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E35CF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E35CF5?

#E35CF5 is a light pink — rgb(227, 92, 245) in RGB and hsl(293, 88%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.79.

What is the RGB value of #E35CF5?

#E35CF5 is rgb(227, 92, 245) — red 227, green 92, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E35CF5?

#E35CF5 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 62%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E35CF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E35CF5 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E35CF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E35CF5 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.1, which is visibly different.

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