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#E82CC5 Color

#E82CC5 is rgb(232, 44, 197) in RGB, hsl(311, 80%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 15%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzle Dazzle Rose (#FF33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E82CC5
HEX#E82CC5
RGBrgb(232, 44, 197)
HSLhsl(311, 80%, 54%)
HSVhsv(311, 81%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 15%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.26 337.4)
LABlab(55.22% 78.37 -35.93)
LCHlch(55.22% 86.22 335.37)

What #E82CC5 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 #E82CC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 7.68Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 8.18Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 9.11Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 10.43Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 10.95Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.56

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

#E82CC5 Channel Values

How #E82CC5 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 44 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 80% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 81% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 15% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E82CC5 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 text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E82CC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E82CC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E82CC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E82CC5
Complementary
#2CE84E
Analogous
#AC2CE8
Analogous
#E82C67
Triadic
#C5E82C
Triadic
#2CC5E8
Split comp.
#67E82C
Split comp.
#2CE8AC

Tints & Shades of #E82CC5

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

#EB47CD
#EE68D5
#F183DD
#F49FE5
#F7BAEC
#FBDAF5

Shades

#D818B5
#B8149A
#97117F
#730D60
#530945
#32062A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E82CC5.

How #E82CC5 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#E82CC5
Protanopia#6F6FC4
Protanomaly#AD5BC5
Deuteranopia#9191C2
Deuteranomaly#BA76C3
Tritanopia#DF5656
Tritanomaly#E34890
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E82CC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e82cc5: #E82CC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E82CC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e82cc5': '#E82CC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.173, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_e82cc5">#E82CC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#E82CC5"

More Pink Colors

#E82CC5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E82CC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E82CC5?

#E82CC5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(232, 44, 197) in RGB and hsl(311, 80%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzle Dazzle Rose (#FF33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #E82CC5?

#E82CC5 is rgb(232, 44, 197) — red 232, green 44, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E82CC5?

#E82CC5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 15%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E82CC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E82CC5 scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E82CC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E82CC5 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 25.62, 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.