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#E550ED Color

#E550ED is rgb(229, 80, 237) in RGB, hsl(297, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 66%, 0%, 7%) 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 9.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E550ED
HEX#E550ED
RGBrgb(229, 80, 237)
HSLhsl(297, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(297, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 66%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.251 325.7)
LABlab(60.17% 71.67 -50.83)
LCHlch(60.17% 87.86 324.65)

What #E550ED 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 #E550ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.91Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 10.62Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 12.79Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.58Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 16.6Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 18.3

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

#E550ED Channel Values

How #E550ED 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 80 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E550ED 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E550ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E550ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E550ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E550ED
Complementary
#57ED50
Analogous
#9650ED
Analogous
#ED50A6
Triadic
#EDE550
Triadic
#50EDE5
Split comp.
#A6ED50
Split comp.
#50ED96

Tints & Shades of #E550ED

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

#E867EF
#EC7EF1
#EF95F4
#F3B1F7
#F7C8F9
#FADFFC

Shades

#DF2BE9
#C616D0
#A312AB
#800E86
#5D0A61
#350637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E550ED.

How #E550ED 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#E550ED
Protanopia#7C7CED
Protanomaly#B06DED
Deuteranopia#9898EB
Deuteranomaly#BC81EC
Tritanopia#D87575
Tritanomaly#DD68B2
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E550ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e550ed: #E550ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E550ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e550ed': '#E550ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.314, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e550ed">#E550ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E550ED"

More Pink Colors

#E550ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E550ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E550ED?

#E550ED is a light pink — rgb(229, 80, 237) in RGB and hsl(297, 81%, 62%) 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 9.91.

What is the RGB value of #E550ED?

#E550ED is rgb(229, 80, 237) — red 229, green 80, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E550ED?

#E550ED converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 66%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E550ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E550ED scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E550ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E550ED 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 18.3, which is visibly different.

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