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#FC45D5 Color

#FC45D5 is rgb(252, 69, 213) in RGB, hsl(313, 97%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 15%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FC45D5
HEX#FC45D5
RGBrgb(252, 69, 213)
HSLhsl(313, 97%, 63%)
HSVhsv(313, 73%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 15%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.258 338.1)
LABlab(61.62% 78.23 -34.80)
LCHlch(61.62% 85.62 336.02)

What #FC45D5 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 #FC45D5, 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 pink in the library.

#FC45D5 Channel Values

How #FC45D5 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 252 · G 69 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 97% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 73% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 15% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FC45D5 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FC45D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FC45D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FC45D5; 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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Tints & Shades of #FC45D5

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 #FC45D5.

How #FC45D5 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#FC45D5
Protanopia#8080D4
Protanomaly#BF6DD5
Deuteranopia#A2A2D1
Deuteranomaly#CC87D3
Tritanopia#F36767
Tritanomaly#F75B9F
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FC45D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fc45d5: #FC45D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FC45D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fc45d5': '#FC45D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.988, green: 0.271, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_fc45d5">#FC45D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#FC45D5"

More Pink Colors

#FC45D5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FC45D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FC45D5?

#FC45D5 is a light pink — rgb(252, 69, 213) in RGB and hsl(313, 97%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.37.

What is the RGB value of #FC45D5?

#FC45D5 is rgb(252, 69, 213) — red 252, green 69, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FC45D5?

#FC45D5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 15%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FC45D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FC45D5 scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FC45D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FC45D5 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 25.81, which is a different colour altogether.

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