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#E342EB — Vivid Pink

#E342EB 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 #E342EB 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.

#E342EB 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 #4AEB42; it also sits naturally between #8E42EB and #EB429F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E342EB · RGB 227, 66, 235

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Color values

HEX#E342EB
RGB227, 66, 235
HSL297°, 81%, 59%
HSV297°, 72%, 92%
CMYK3%, 72%, 0%, 8%
XYZ48.62, 26.23, 81.10
Yxy26.23, 0.3118, 0.1682
CIE-Lab58.25, 79.84, -53.27
Hunter Lab51.21, 83.91, -63.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 26% · Blue 92%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E342EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E342EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E342EB

.text { color: #E342EB; }
.background { background-color: #E342EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E342EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 66, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E342EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 66, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E342EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 66, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E342EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E342EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E342EB

#DF2BE9#D417DE#BE15C6#A312AB#8D1094#730D78#5D0A61#420745#2C052E#120212

Tints of #E342EB

#E554ED#E862EF#EA75F0#ED87F2#F099F4#F2A7F6#F5BAF8#F7CCFA#F9DAFB#FCEDFD

Tones of #E342EB

#D74EDF#CD5AD3#C266C7#B772BB#AC7EAE#A28AA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4AEB42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.36:1 AA large only
Against black text6.25:1 AA

Best text color on #E342EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E342EB

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 #E342EB: ·

How #E342EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9CC2Deuteranopia · #A7B3B8Tritanopia · #DBA29B

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 #E342EB rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Cinder
#17BC17 · #34E65E · #E73CE7 · #F1B6F1
Misty Ruby Garden
#6EC8EA · #6E81E9 · #5E20B5 · #E049E2
Mellow Terrace
#0B1636 · #4CFC86 · #E748F8 · #FAFD3E
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Tender Monsoon
#8F1083 · #EB48DF · #1DE631 · #97EDAD

Similar colors

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

#E73CE7#E049E2#E748F8#D644E4#E551EB#EB48DF#ED3EF7#D241EA#D835F0#EA46FC#DF4EF9#EA42D9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E342EA  ·  #E342EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E342EB?

#E342EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 66, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E342EB?

#E342EB is RGB 227, 66, 235 — HSL 297°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 3%, 72%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E342EB?

Its complement is #4AEB42; analogous partners are #8E42EB and #EB429F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E342EB for text?

Black text on #E342EB has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.36:1.