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#E109B6 — Vivid Pink

#E109B6 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #E109B6 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.

#E109B6 is a warm-leaning 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 #09E135; it also sits naturally between #A009E1 and #E1094A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E109B6 · RGB 225, 9, 182

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Color values

HEX#E109B6
RGB225, 9, 182
HSL312°, 92%, 46%
HSV312°, 96%, 88%
CMYK0%, 96%, 19%, 12%
XYZ39.59, 19.58, 45.95
Yxy19.58, 0.3766, 0.1863
CIE-Lab51.36, 83.08, -33.88
Hunter Lab44.25, 85.99, -34.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 4% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 19% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E109B6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E109B6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E109B6

.text { color: #E109B6; }
.background { background-color: #E109B6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E109B6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 9, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 92%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E109B6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 9, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E109B6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 9, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E109B6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E109B6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E109B6

#CE09A6#BA0896#A20783#8E0673#7A0563#670453#530343#3B022F#270220#140110

Tints of #E109B6

#F50FC7#F628CD#F740D2#F859D8#F971DE#FA89E4#FBA2E9#FCBAEF#FDD3F5#FEEBFA

Tones of #E109B6

#D219AD#C328A4#B3379B#A34891#945788#85667E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #09E135:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.27:1 AA large only
Against black text4.92:1 AA

Best text color on #E109B6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E109B6

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E109B6: ·

How #E109B6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #83828CDeuteranopia · #90A082Tritanopia · #D66B64

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E109B6 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Serene Ruby Garden
#12AB32 · #66EF9E · #DA17B2 · #F4BFE9
Wild Meadow
#11892A · #4AE848 · #D21AAC · #F0B1EC
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18
Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40

Similar colors

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

#DE12BF#DA17B2#D21AAC#E311CF#CE17AA#D921BE#E21ACB#CA13AA#D020B4#EA0599#D11DA5#CB1EBC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E109B5  ·  #E109B7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E109B6?

#E109B6 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 9, 182). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E109B6?

#E109B6 is RGB 225, 9, 182 — HSL 312°, 92%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 19%, 12%.

What colors go with #E109B6?

Its complement is #09E135; analogous partners are #A009E1 and #E1094A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E109B6 for text?

Black text on #E109B6 has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.27:1.