Palettes / Colors / #E205FF

#E205FF — Vivid Pink

#E205FF 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 #E205FF 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.

#E205FF 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 #22FF05; it also sits naturally between #6505FF and #FF059F. 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 89% · Green 2% · Blue 100%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E205FF

.text { color: #E205FF; }
.background { background-color: #E205FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E205FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 5, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E205FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 5, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E205FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 5, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E205FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E205FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E205FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #22FF05:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E205FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E205FF

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 #E205FF 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 #E205FF 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

← #E205FE  ·  #E20600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E205FF?

#E205FF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 5, 255). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E205FF?

#E205FF is RGB 226, 5, 255 — HSL 293°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 11%, 98%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E205FF?

Its complement is #22FF05; analogous partners are #6505FF and #FF059F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E205FF for text?

Black text on #E205FF has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.