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#E20CED — Vivid Pink

#E20CED 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 #E20CED 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.

#E20CED 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 #18ED0C; it also sits naturally between #720CED and #ED0C88. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E20CED · RGB 226, 12, 237

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Color values

HEX#E20CED
RGB226, 12, 237
HSL297°, 90%, 49%
HSV297°, 95%, 93%
CMYK5%, 95%, 0%, 7%
XYZ46.78, 22.55, 82.01
Yxy22.55, 0.3091, 0.1490
CIE-Lab54.60, 90.46, -60.24
Hunter Lab47.48, 96.82, -74.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 5% · Blue 93%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E20CED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E20CED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E20CED

.text { color: #E20CED; }
.background { background-color: #E20CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E20CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 12, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 90%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E20CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 12, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E20CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 12, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E20CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E20CED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E20CED

#D00BDA#B90AC2#A609AE#8F0896#7D0783#66066B#530557#3C033F#2A022C#120113

Tints of #E20CED

#E920F3#EB34F4#ED4CF6#EF64F7#F27CF8#F490F9#F6A8FA#F9C0FC#FBD3FD#FDECFE

Tones of #E20CED

#D41DDD#C52DCD#B63DBD#A94CAE#9A5C9D#8C6D8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #18ED0C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.81:1 AA large only
Against black text5.51:1 AA

Best text color on #E20CED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E20CED

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 #E20CED: ·

How #E20CED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8583B7Deuteranopia · #92A2A9Tritanopia · #D78C82

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 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E20CED rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Palette 000000
#000000 · #5800FF · #E900FF · #FFC600
Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA

Similar colors

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

#DC17EC#DB13FA#E900FF#E71DDD#D01AE2#EC24E9#F819E1#F30CD4#E311CF#E229E3#FA1BDE#FC19FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E20CEC  ·  #E20CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E20CED?

#E20CED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 12, 237). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E20CED?

#E20CED is RGB 226, 12, 237 — HSL 297°, 90%, 49% — CMYK 5%, 95%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E20CED?

Its complement is #18ED0C; analogous partners are #720CED and #ED0C88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E20CED for text?

Black text on #E20CED has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.81:1.