Palettes / Colors / #E153EE

#E153EE — Vivid Pink

#E153EE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #E153EE 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.

#E153EE 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 #60EE53; it also sits naturally between #9453EE and #EE53AE. 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 88% · Green 33% · Blue 93%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E153EE

.text { color: #E153EE; }
.background { background-color: #E153EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E153EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 83, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E153EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 83, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E153EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 83, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E153EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E153EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E153EE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #60EE53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E153EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E153EE

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 #E153EE 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 #E153EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E153EE?

#E153EE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 83, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E153EE?

#E153EE is RGB 225, 83, 238 — HSL 295°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 5%, 65%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E153EE?

Its complement is #60EE53; analogous partners are #9453EE and #EE53AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E153EE for text?

Black text on #E153EE has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.