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#E401B7 Color

#E401B7 is rgb(228, 1, 183) in RGB, hsl(312, 99%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 20%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (#FC0FC0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E401B7
HEX#E401B7
RGBrgb(228, 1, 183)
HSLhsl(312, 99%, 45%)
HSVhsv(312, 100%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 20%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.269 340.1)
LABlab(52.01% 81.66 -32.87)
LCHlch(52.01% 88.02 338.07)

What #E401B7 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 #E401B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 7.8Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 8.25Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 8.77Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 8.84Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 12.51Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 16.75

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

#E401B7 Channel Values

How #E401B7 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 228 · G 1 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 312° · S 99% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 312° · S 100% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 20% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E401B7 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E401B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E401B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E401B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E401B7
Complementary
#01E42F
Analogous
#A001E4
Analogous
#E40145
Triadic
#B7E401
Triadic
#01B7E4
Split comp.
#45E401
Split comp.
#01E4A0

Tints & Shades of #E401B7

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

#FE10CE
#FE34D6
#FE5DDE
#FE80E5
#FFA9ED
#FFCCF5

Shades

#C6019F
#A70186
#89016E
#700159
#510041
#330029

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E401B7.

How #E401B7 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#E401B7
Protanopia#6666B6
Protanomaly#A850B7
Deuteranopia#8B8BB3
Deuteranomaly#B56DB5
Tritanopia#DC4545
Tritanomaly#DF3583
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E401B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e401b7: #E401B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E401B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e401b7': '#E401B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.004, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_e401b7">#E401B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#E401B7"

More Pink Colors

#E401B7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E401B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E401B7?

#E401B7 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(228, 1, 183) in RGB and hsl(312, 99%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (#FC0FC0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #E401B7?

#E401B7 is rgb(228, 1, 183) — red 228, green 1, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E401B7?

#E401B7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 20%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E401B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E401B7 scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E401B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E401B7 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 23.38, which is visibly different.

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