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#E450F2 Color

#E450F2 is rgb(228, 80, 242) in RGB, hsl(295, 86%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 67%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E450F2
HEX#E450F2
RGBrgb(228, 80, 242)
HSLhsl(295, 86%, 63%)
HSVhsv(295, 67%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 67%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.255 324.2)
LABlab(60.24% 72.04 -53.51)
LCHlch(60.24% 89.74 323.40)

What #E450F2 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 #E450F2, 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.

#E450F2 Channel Values

How #E450F2 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 80 · B 2428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 86% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 67% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E450F2 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E450F2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E450F2; 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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Tints & Shades of #E450F2

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E450F2.

How #E450F2 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#E450F2
Protanopia#7B7BF2
Protanomaly#AF6CF2
Deuteranopia#9797F0
Deuteranomaly#BB81F1
Tritanopia#D67676
Tritanomaly#DC69B5
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E450F2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e450f2: #E450F2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E450F2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e450f2': '#E450F2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.314, blue: 0.949)
Android XML<color name="color_e450f2">#E450F2</color>
SVG fillfill="#E450F2"

More Pink Colors

#E450F2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E450F2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E450F2?

#E450F2 is a light pink — rgb(228, 80, 242) in RGB and hsl(295, 86%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.39.

What is the RGB value of #E450F2?

#E450F2 is rgb(228, 80, 242) — red 228, green 80, and blue 242 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E450F2?

#E450F2 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 67%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E450F2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E450F2 scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E450F2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E450F2 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 19.33, which is visibly different.

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