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#E109C8 — Vivid Pink

#E109C8 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 #E109C8 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.

#E109C8 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 #09E123; it also sits naturally between #8E09E1 and #E1095C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E109C8 · RGB 225, 9, 200

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Color values

HEX#E109C8
RGB225, 9, 200
HSL307°, 92%, 46%
HSV307°, 96%, 88%
CMYK0%, 96%, 11%, 12%
XYZ41.57, 20.37, 56.38
Yxy20.37, 0.3513, 0.1722
CIE-Lab52.26, 85.34, -42.92
Hunter Lab45.14, 89.23, -46.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 4% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 11% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E109C8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E109C8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E109C8

.text { color: #E109C8; }
.background { background-color: #E109C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E109C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 9, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 92%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E109C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 9, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E109C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 9, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E109C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E109C8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E109C8

#CE09B7#BA08A5#A20790#8E067E#7A056D#67045B#53034A#3B0234#270223#140111

Tints of #E109C8

#F50FDA#F628DE#F740E2#F859E5#F971E9#FA89ED#FBA2F1#FCBAF4#FDD3F8#FEEBFC

Tones of #E109C8

#D219BC#C328B1#B337A5#A34898#94578D#856681

Color harmonies

Complementary — #09E123:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.14:1 AA large only
Against black text5.07:1 AA

Best text color on #E109C8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E109C8

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 #E109C8: ·

How #E109C8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #83829ADeuteranopia · #90A08FTritanopia · #D6756D

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E109C8 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Palette Fff78f
#FFF78F · #22B9CA · #0C99C1 · #F30CD4
Palette 2e0249
#2E0249 · #570A57 · #A91079 · #F806CC
Vintage Ruby Mirage
#1EBBC8 · #DC20CE · #C5D21F · #C9ECF1

Similar colors

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

#E311CF#DE12BF#E21ACB#F30CD4#F806CC#DC20CE#EA21C8#DC21D0#DA17B2#D921BE#C917C9#FC0FD1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E109C7  ·  #E109C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E109C8?

#E109C8 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 9, 200). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E109C8?

#E109C8 is RGB 225, 9, 200 — HSL 307°, 92%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 11%, 12%.

What colors go with #E109C8?

Its complement is #09E123; analogous partners are #8E09E1 and #E1095C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E109C8 for text?

Black text on #E109C8 has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.