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#E604F6 Color

#E604F6 is rgb(230, 4, 246) in RGB, hsl(296, 97%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 98%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phlox (#DF00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E604F6
HEX#E604F6
RGBrgb(230, 4, 246)
HSLhsl(296, 97%, 49%)
HSVhsv(296, 98%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 98%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.308 324.7)
LABlab(55.36% 87.96 -63.48)
LCHlch(55.36% 108.47 324.18)

What #E604F6 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 #E604F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Phlox#DF00FFΔE 6.47Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 7.95Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 12.93Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.58Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 17.52Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 23.67

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

#E604F6 Channel Values

How #E604F6 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 230 · G 4 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 97% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 98% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E604F6 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E604F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E604F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E604F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E604F6
Complementary
#14F604
Analogous
#6D04F6
Analogous
#F6048D
Triadic
#F6E604
Triadic
#04F6E6
Split comp.
#8DF604
Split comp.
#04F66D

Tints & Shades of #E604F6

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

#ED22FC
#F045FC
#F368FD
#F68BFD
#F8AFFE
#FBD2FE

Shades

#CA03D8
#A903B5
#8D0297
#6C0274
#500155
#2F0132

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E604F6.

How #E604F6 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#E604F6
Protanopia#6767F6
Protanomaly#A951F6
Deuteranopia#8C8CF3
Deuteranomaly#B76FF4
Tritanopia#D66060
Tritanomaly#DD4BB1
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E604F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e604f6: #E604F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E604F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e604f6': '#E604F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.016, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_e604f6">#E604F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#E604F6"

More Pink Colors

#E604F6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E604F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E604F6?

#E604F6 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(230, 4, 246) in RGB and hsl(296, 97%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phlox (#DF00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #E604F6?

#E604F6 is rgb(230, 4, 246) — red 230, green 4, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E604F6?

#E604F6 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 98%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E604F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E604F6 scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E604F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E604F6 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 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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