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#E45EED Color

#E45EED is rgb(228, 94, 237) in RGB, hsl(296, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 60%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E45EED
HEX#E45EED
RGBrgb(228, 94, 237)
HSLhsl(296, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(296, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.233 325.1)
LABlab(62.01% 66.11 -47.94)
LCHlch(62.01% 81.67 324.05)

What #E45EED 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 #E45EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 7.9Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 8.26Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.71Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.94Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.07Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 16.44

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

#E45EED Channel Values

How #E45EED 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 94 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E45EED 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E45EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E45EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E45EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E45EED
Complementary
#68ED5E
Analogous
#9C5EED
Analogous
#ED5EAF
Triadic
#EDE45E
Triadic
#5EEDE4
Split comp.
#AFED5E
Split comp.
#5EED9C

Tints & Shades of #E45EED

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

#E875F0
#EB88F2
#EF9FF4
#F2B6F7
#F6CDF9
#FADFFB

Shades

#DD35E9
#CF18DC
#A814B3
#820F8A
#5B0B60
#38073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E45EED.

How #E45EED 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#E45EED
Protanopia#8383ED
Protanomaly#B276ED
Deuteranopia#9C9CEB
Deuteranomaly#BD87EC
Tritanopia#D77D7D
Tritanomaly#DD72B5
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E45EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e45eed: #E45EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E45EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e45eed': '#E45EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.369, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e45eed">#E45EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E45EED"

More Pink Colors

#E45EED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E45EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E45EED?

#E45EED is a light pink — rgb(228, 94, 237) in RGB and hsl(296, 80%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #E45EED?

#E45EED is rgb(228, 94, 237) — red 228, green 94, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E45EED?

#E45EED converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 60%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E45EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E45EED scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E45EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E45EED 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 14.07, which is visibly different.

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