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#FE72E9 Color

#FE72E9 is rgb(254, 114, 233) in RGB, hsl(309, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 8%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Fuchsia Pink (#F984EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE72E9
HEX#FE72E9
RGBrgb(254, 114, 233)
HSLhsl(309, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(309, 55%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 8%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.217 333.6)
LABlab(68.79% 64.58 -34.85)
LCHlch(68.79% 73.38 331.64)

What #FE72E9 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 #FE72E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.15Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 9.72Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 9.87Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 11.44Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 11.7Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 12.06

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

#FE72E9 Channel Values

How #FE72E9 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 254 · G 114 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 55% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 8% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE72E9 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE72E9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE72E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE72E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FE72E9
Complementary
#71FE86
Analogous
#CD71FE
Analogous
#FE71A2
Triadic
#E9FE71
Triadic
#71E9FE
Split comp.
#A2FE71
Split comp.
#71FECD

Tints & Shades of #FE72E9

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

#FE85EC
#FE94EF
#FFA9F2
#FFBDF5
#FFD1F8
#FFE1FA

Shades

#FE3EE1
#FE10DA
#DA01BA
#A7018E
#750163
#47003C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FE72E9.

How #FE72E9 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#FE72E9
Protanopia#9797E9
Protanomaly#C98AE9
Deuteranopia#B1B1E6
Deuteranomaly#D49CE7
Tritanopia#F48989
Tritanomaly#F880B7
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE72E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe72e9: #FE72E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE72E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe72e9': '#FE72E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.447, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_fe72e9">#FE72E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE72E9"

More Pink Colors

#FE72E9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FE72E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE72E9?

#FE72E9 is a light pink — rgb(254, 114, 233) in RGB and hsl(309, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Fuchsia Pink (#F984EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #FE72E9?

#FE72E9 is rgb(254, 114, 233) — red 254, green 114, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE72E9?

#FE72E9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 8%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE72E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE72E9 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE72E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE72E9 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.44, which is visibly different.

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