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#E811C5 Color

#E811C5 is rgb(232, 17, 197) in RGB, hsl(310, 86%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 15%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hot Magenta (#FF1DCE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E811C5
HEX#E811C5
RGBrgb(232, 17, 197)
HSLhsl(310, 86%, 49%)
HSVhsv(310, 93%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 15%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.275 337.2)
LABlab(53.75% 82.50 -38.22)
LCHlch(53.75% 90.92 335.15)

What #E811C5 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 #E811C5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 7.32Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 8.97Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 9.28Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 10.13Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 11.57Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.42

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

#E811C5 Channel Values

How #E811C5 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 232 · G 17 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 86% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 93% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 15% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E811C5 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 text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E811C5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E811C5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E811C5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E811C5
Complementary
#11E835
Analogous
#A111E8
Analogous
#E81159
Triadic
#C5E811
Triadic
#11C5E8
Split comp.
#59E811
Split comp.
#11E8A1

Tints & Shades of #E811C5

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

#EF2ECF
#F250D7
#F471DE
#F792E6
#F9B3EE
#FCD4F5

Shades

#CC0FAD
#AB0D90
#8E0B78
#6D085C
#510644
#2F0428

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E811C5.

How #E811C5 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#E811C5
Protanopia#6969C4
Protanomaly#AB54C5
Deuteranopia#8E8EC1
Deuteranomaly#B971C3
Tritanopia#DF4E4E
Tritanomaly#E33E8E
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E811C5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e811c5: #E811C5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E811C5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e811c5': '#E811C5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.067, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_e811c5">#E811C5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E811C5"

More Pink Colors

#E811C5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E811C5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E811C5?

#E811C5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(232, 17, 197) in RGB and hsl(310, 86%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hot Magenta (#FF1DCE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #E811C5?

#E811C5 is rgb(232, 17, 197) — red 232, green 17, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E811C5?

#E811C5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 15%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E811C5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E811C5 scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E811C5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E811C5 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 25.68, which is a different colour altogether.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.