Palettes / Colors / #DE28EA

#DE28EA — Vivid Pink

#DE28EA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #DE28EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DE28EA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #36EA2A; it also sits naturally between #7D2AEA and #EA2A97. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 16% · Blue 92%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DE28EA

.text { color: #DE28EA; }
.background { background-color: #DE28EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE28EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 40, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE28EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 40, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE28EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 40, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE28EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE28EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #36EA2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE28EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE28EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DE28EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DE28EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DE28E9  ·  #DE28EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE28EA?

#DE28EA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 40, 234). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE28EA?

#DE28EA is RGB 222, 40, 234 — HSL 296°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 5%, 83%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DE28EA?

Its complement is #36EA2A; analogous partners are #7D2AEA and #EA2A97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE28EA for text?

Black text on #DE28EA has a contrast ratio of 5.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.75:1.