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#E42FD5 Color

#E42FD5 is rgb(228, 47, 213) in RGB, hsl(305, 77%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 7%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E42FD5
HEX#E42FD5
RGBrgb(228, 47, 213)
HSLhsl(305, 77%, 54%)
HSVhsv(305, 79%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 7%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.266 332)
LABlab(55.41% 78.41 -44.84)
LCHlch(55.41% 90.32 330.24)

What #E42FD5 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 #E42FD5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.65Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 12.5Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 13.27Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 14.41Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 16.24Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 16.95

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

#E42FD5 Channel Values

How #E42FD5 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 47 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 77% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 79% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 7% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E42FD5 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E42FD5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E42FD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E42FD5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E42FD5
Complementary
#2FE43E
Analogous
#992FE4
Analogous
#E42F7B
Triadic
#D5E42F
Triadic
#2FD5E4
Split comp.
#7BE42F
Split comp.
#2FE499

Tints & Shades of #E42FD5

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

#E84ADA
#EC6AE1
#EF85E6
#F3A0EC
#F6BBF1
#FADBF8

Shades

#D41CC5
#B517A7
#95138A
#710F69
#510B4B
#32062E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E42FD5.

How #E42FD5 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#E42FD5
Protanopia#6E6ED5
Protanomaly#AA5BD5
Deuteranopia#8F8FD2
Deuteranomaly#B775D3
Tritanopia#D95D5D
Tritanomaly#DE4E9C
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E42FD5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e42fd5: #E42FD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E42FD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e42fd5': '#E42FD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.184, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_e42fd5">#E42FD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E42FD5"

More Pink Colors

#E42FD5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E42FD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E42FD5?

#E42FD5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(228, 47, 213) in RGB and hsl(305, 77%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #E42FD5?

#E42FD5 is rgb(228, 47, 213) — red 228, green 47, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E42FD5?

#E42FD5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 7%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E42FD5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E42FD5 scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E42FD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E42FD5 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 22.29, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.