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#E854ED Color

#E854ED is rgb(232, 84, 237) in RGB, hsl(298, 81%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 65%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E854ED
HEX#E854ED
RGBrgb(232, 84, 237)
HSLhsl(298, 81%, 63%)
HSVhsv(298, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 65%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.248 326.5)
LABlab(61.17% 70.97 -49.22)
LCHlch(61.17% 86.37 325.26)

What #E854ED 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 #E854ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 8.93Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.28Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 10.98Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.86Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 15.17Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.84

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

#E854ED Channel Values

How #E854ED 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 84 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 81% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.03:1 vs white · 6.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E854ED 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 text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E854ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E854ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E854ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E854ED
Complementary
#59ED54
Analogous
#9C54ED
Analogous
#ED54A6
Triadic
#EDE854
Triadic
#54EDE8
Split comp.
#A6ED54
Split comp.
#54ED9C

Tints & Shades of #E854ED

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

#EB6BEF
#EE82F2
#F199F4
#F4B1F7
#F8C8F9
#FBDFFC

Shades

#E32FE9
#CE16D4
#AA12AF
#820E86
#5E0A61
#360637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E854ED.

How #E854ED 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#E854ED
Protanopia#7F7FED
Protanomaly#B370ED
Deuteranopia#9B9BEB
Deuteranomaly#BF84EC
Tritanopia#DB7777
Tritanomaly#E06BB3
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E854ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e854ed: #E854ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E854ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e854ed': '#E854ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.329, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_e854ed">#E854ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#E854ED"

More Pink Colors

#E854ED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E854ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E854ED?

#E854ED is a light pink — rgb(232, 84, 237) in RGB and hsl(298, 81%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.93.

What is the RGB value of #E854ED?

#E854ED is rgb(232, 84, 237) — red 232, green 84, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E854ED?

#E854ED converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 65%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E854ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E854ED scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E854ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E854ED 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 17.84, which is visibly different.

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