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#FF42E6 Color

#FF42E6 is rgb(255, 66, 230) in RGB, hsl(308, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 10%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF42E6
HEX#FF42E6
RGBrgb(255, 66, 230)
HSLhsl(308, 100%, 63%)
HSVhsv(308, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 10%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.274 334.1)
LABlab(62.47% 81.47 -42.98)
LCHlch(62.47% 92.11 332.19)

What #FF42E6 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 #FF42E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 9.26Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 10.15Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 11.37Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 13.64Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 14.79Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 15.22

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

#FF42E6 Channel Values

How #FF42E6 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 255 · G 66 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 100% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 74% · Y 10% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF42E6 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF42E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF42E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF42E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF42E6
Complementary
#42FF5B
Analogous
#BA42FF
Analogous
#FF4287
Triadic
#E6FF42
Triadic
#42E6FF
Split comp.
#87FF42
Split comp.
#42FFBA

Tints & Shades of #FF42E6

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

#FF5CE9
#FF75ED
#FF8FF0
#FFA8F3
#FFC2F7
#FFDBFA

Shades

#FF1AE0
#EB00CB
#C200A8
#940080
#6B005D
#3D0035

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF42E6.

How #FF42E6 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#FF42E6
Protanopia#8080E5
Protanomaly#C06CE6
Deuteranopia#A3A3E3
Deuteranomaly#CE87E4
Tritanopia#F46B6B
Tritanomaly#F95DAB
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF42E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff42e6: #FF42E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF42E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff42e6': '#FF42E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.259, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_ff42e6">#FF42E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF42E6"

More Pink Colors

#FF42E6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#FF42E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF42E6?

#FF42E6 is a light pink — rgb(255, 66, 230) in RGB and hsl(308, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #FF42E6?

#FF42E6 is rgb(255, 66, 230) — red 255, green 66, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF42E6?

#FF42E6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 10%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF42E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF42E6 scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF42E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF42E6 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 21.4, which is visibly different.

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