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#E237EA — Vivid Pink

#E237EA 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 #E237EA 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.

#E237EA 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 #41EA39; it also sits naturally between #8839EA and #EA399A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E237EA · RGB 226, 55, 234

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Color values

HEX#E237EA
RGB226, 55, 234
HSL297°, 81%, 57%
HSV297°, 76%, 92%
CMYK3%, 76%, 0%, 8%
XYZ47.58, 24.84, 80.13
Yxy24.84, 0.3119, 0.1628
CIE-Lab56.92, 82.70, -54.84
Hunter Lab49.84, 87.21, -65.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 22% · Blue 92%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E237EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E237EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E237EA

.text { color: #E237EA; }
.background { background-color: #E237EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E237EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 55, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 81%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E237EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 55, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E237EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 55, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E237EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E237EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E237EA

#DE21E8#CB16D4#B514BD#9F11A6#890F8F#6E0C73#580A5C#420745#28042A#120212

Tints of #E237EA

#E44BEC#E75DEE#EA70F0#EC82F2#EF95F4#F1A3F5#F4B5F7#F7C8F9#F9DAFB#FCEDFD

Tones of #E237EA

#D546DD#CB52D1#BF5FC4#B46BB8#A878AB#9D849F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #41EA39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.52:1 AA large only
Against black text5.97:1 AA

Best text color on #E237EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E237EA

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 #E237EA: ·

How #E237EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9896BFDeuteranopia · #A2AFB4Tritanopia · #D99C95

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E237EA rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Cinder
#17BC17 · #34E65E · #E73CE7 · #F1B6F1
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Velvet Ruby Lagoon
#DC2FE1 · #BE1A81 · #C1183F · #E15C41
Mellow Ruby Orchard
#939017 · #4AE3DE · #DA33DF · #E8E2AA
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C

Similar colors

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

#E73CE7#D835F0#D731ED#DC2FE1#DA33DF#D630E5#E229E3#E52DDE#ED3EF7#D644E4#D82EF7#D241EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E237E9  ·  #E237EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E237EA?

#E237EA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 55, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E237EA?

#E237EA is RGB 226, 55, 234 — HSL 297°, 81%, 57% — CMYK 3%, 76%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E237EA?

Its complement is #41EA39; analogous partners are #8839EA and #EA399A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E237EA for text?

Black text on #E237EA has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.