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#E172EE — Light Vivid Pink

#E172EE is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #E172EE 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.

#E172EE 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 #7FEE72; it also sits naturally between #A472EE and #EE72BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E172EE · RGB 225, 114, 238

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Color values

HEX#E172EE
RGB225, 114, 238
HSL294°, 78%, 69%
HSV294°, 52%, 93%
CMYK5%, 52%, 0%, 7%
XYZ52.50, 34.22, 84.73
Yxy34.22, 0.3062, 0.1996
CIE-Lab65.13, 60.54, -44.07
Hunter Lab58.49, 61.94, -49.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 45% · Blue 93%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E172EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E172EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E172EE

.text { color: #E172EE; }
.background { background-color: #E172EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E172EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 114, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E172EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 114, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E172EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 114, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E172EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E172EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E172EE

#DC57EA#D537E6#CF1CE3#B218C3#9915A8#7C1188#630D6D#460A4D#2E0632#110212

Tints of #E172EE

#E480EF#E689F0#E997F2#ECA4F4#EFB2F5#F1BBF7#F3C9F8#F6D6FA#F8DFFB#FBEDFD

Tones of #E172EE

#DA7BE5#D384DC#CC8CD4#C596CA#BE9FC1#B7A7B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FEE72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.68:1 Fails
Against black text7.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #E172EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E172EE

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 #E172EE: ·

How #E172EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B0D0Deuteranopia · #B7C0C9Tritanopia · #DBB8B3

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E172EE rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Canyon
#7B118F · #E173EE · #38D619 · #CDF5CA
Honey Ruby Bloom
#B221A1 · #E072E5 · #66E375 · #A2E69D
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB

Similar colors

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

#E173EE#E072E5#E57AEB#E26EE5#D770EF#D777EA#D86CE6#D577E9#D276EC#E57FE3#DD7BDF#F36FF2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E172ED  ·  #E172EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E172EE?

#E172EE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 225, 114, 238). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E172EE?

#E172EE is RGB 225, 114, 238 — HSL 294°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 5%, 52%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E172EE?

Its complement is #7FEE72; analogous partners are #A472EE and #EE72BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E172EE for text?

Black text on #E172EE has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.