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#E43AC5 Color

#E43AC5 is rgb(228, 58, 197) in RGB, hsl(311, 76%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 14%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E43AC5
HEX#E43AC5
RGBrgb(228, 58, 197)
HSLhsl(311, 76%, 56%)
HSVhsv(311, 75%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 14%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.246 336.6)
LABlab(55.77% 73.99 -35.14)
LCHlch(55.77% 81.91 334.59)

What #E43AC5 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 #E43AC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 7.79Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 10.27Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.68Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 13.07Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 13.66Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 14.81

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

#E43AC5 Channel Values

How #E43AC5 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 58 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 76% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 75% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 14% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E43AC5 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E43AC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E43AC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E43AC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E43AC5
Complementary
#3AE459
Analogous
#AE3AE4
Analogous
#E43A70
Triadic
#C5E43A
Triadic
#3AC5E4
Split comp.
#70E43A
Split comp.
#3AE4AE

Tints & Shades of #E43AC5

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

#E854CD
#EB6FD5
#EF8ADD
#F3A5E5
#F6C0EC
#FADBF4

Shades

#DC1EB9
#B8199B
#991580
#751062
#550C48
#31072A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E43AC5.

How #E43AC5 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#E43AC5
Protanopia#7272C4
Protanomaly#AC60C5
Deuteranopia#9191C2
Deuteranomaly#B878C3
Tritanopia#DB5C5C
Tritanomaly#DF5192
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E43AC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e43ac5: #E43AC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E43AC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e43ac5': '#E43AC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.227, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_e43ac5">#E43AC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E43AC5"

More Pink Colors

#E43AC5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E43AC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E43AC5?

#E43AC5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(228, 58, 197) in RGB and hsl(311, 76%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #E43AC5?

#E43AC5 is rgb(228, 58, 197) — red 228, green 58, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E43AC5?

#E43AC5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 14%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E43AC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E43AC5 scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E43AC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E43AC5 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 22.66, which is visibly different.

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