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#E52EF5 Color

#E52EF5 is rgb(229, 46, 245) in RGB, hsl(295, 91%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 81%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phlox (#DF00FF), visibly different at ΔE 11.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E52EF5
HEX#E52EF5
RGBrgb(229, 46, 245)
HSLhsl(295, 91%, 57%)
HSVhsv(295, 81%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 81%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.29 324.4)
LABlab(57.00% 82.37 -60.31)
LCHlch(57.00% 102.09 323.79)

What #E52EF5 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 #E52EF5, 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.

#E52EF5 Channel Values

How #E52EF5 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 229 · G 46 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 91% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 81% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.48:1 vs white · 6.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E52EF5 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 text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E52EF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E52EF5; 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 #E52EF5

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 #E52EF5.

How #E52EF5 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#E52EF5
Protanopia#6E6EF5
Protanomaly#AB5BF5
Deuteranopia#9090F2
Deuteranomaly#B875F4
Tritanopia#D66868
Tritanomaly#DC57B3
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E52EF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e52ef5: #E52EF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E52EF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e52ef5': '#E52EF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.180, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_e52ef5">#E52EF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E52EF5"

More Pink Colors

#E52EF5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E52EF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E52EF5?

#E52EF5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(229, 46, 245) in RGB and hsl(295, 91%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phlox (#DF00FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.4.

What is the RGB value of #E52EF5?

#E52EF5 is rgb(229, 46, 245) — red 229, green 46, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E52EF5?

#E52EF5 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 81%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E52EF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E52EF5 scores 3.48:1 against white and 6.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E52EF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E52EF5 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 11.61, which is visibly different.

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