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#E420FE Color

#E420FE is rgb(228, 32, 254) in RGB, hsl(293, 99%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 87%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phlox (#DF00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E420FE
HEX#E420FE
RGBrgb(228, 32, 254)
HSLhsl(293, 99%, 56%)
HSVhsv(293, 87%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 87%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.304 322.3)
LABlab(56.39% 85.78 -66.30)
LCHlch(56.39% 108.42 322.30)

What #E420FE 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 #E420FE, 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.

#E420FE Channel Values

How #E420FE 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 32 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 99% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 87% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.54:1 vs white · 5.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E420FE 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 text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E420FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E420FE; 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 #E420FE

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 #E420FE.

How #E420FE 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#E420FE
Protanopia#6A6AFE
Protanomaly#A956FE
Deuteranopia#8D8DFC
Deuteranomaly#B671FD
Tritanopia#D36868
Tritanomaly#DA54B8
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E420FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e420fe: #E420FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E420FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e420fe': '#E420FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.125, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e420fe">#E420FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E420FE"

More Pink Colors

#E420FE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E420FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E420FE?

#E420FE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(228, 32, 254) in RGB and hsl(293, 99%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phlox (#DF00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.63.

What is the RGB value of #E420FE?

#E420FE is rgb(228, 32, 254) — red 228, green 32, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E420FE?

#E420FE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 87%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E420FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E420FE scores 3.54:1 against white and 5.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E420FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E420FE 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 10.4, which is visibly different.

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