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#E576FE Color

#E576FE is rgb(229, 118, 254) in RGB, hsl(289, 99%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E576FE
HEX#E576FE
RGBrgb(229, 118, 254)
HSLhsl(289, 99%, 73%)
HSVhsv(289, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.215 320)
LABlab(66.85% 58.38 -49.71)
LCHlch(66.85% 76.67 319.59)

What #E576FE 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 #E576FE, 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 purple in the library.

#E576FE Channel Values

How #E576FE 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 118 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 99% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E576FE 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E576FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E576FE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E576FE

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E576FE.

How #E576FE 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#E576FE
Protanopia#9191FE
Protanomaly#B987FE
Deuteranopia#A6A6FC
Deuteranomaly#C295FD
Tritanopia#D79191
Tritanomaly#DD87C6
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E576FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e576fe: #E576FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E576FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e576fe': '#E576FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.463, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e576fe">#E576FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E576FE"

More Purple Colors

#E576FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E576FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E576FE?

#E576FE is a light purple — rgb(229, 118, 254) in RGB and hsl(289, 99%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.92.

What is the RGB value of #E576FE?

#E576FE is rgb(229, 118, 254) — red 229, green 118, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E576FE?

#E576FE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E576FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E576FE scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E576FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E576FE 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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