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#E401B3 — Vivid Pink

#E401B3 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #E401B3 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.

#E401B3 is a warm-leaning 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 #01E432; it also sits naturally between #A401E4 and #E40142. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E401B3 · RGB 228, 1, 179

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Color values

HEX#E401B3
RGB228, 1, 179
HSL313°, 99%, 45%
HSV313°, 100%, 89%
CMYK0%, 100%, 21%, 11%
XYZ40.14, 19.77, 44.35
Yxy19.77, 0.3850, 0.1896
CIE-Lab51.58, 83.86, -31.74
Hunter Lab44.46, 87.08, -31.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 0% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 21% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E401B3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E401B3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E401B3

.text { color: #E401B3; }
.background { background-color: #E401B3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E401B3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 1, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 99%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E401B3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 1, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E401B3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 1, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E401B3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E401B3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E401B3

#D001A3#BC0193#A70183#930173#7F0164#650150#510040#3D0030#290020#140010

Tints of #E401B3

#FE01C7#FE1BCD#FE34D2#FE4DD8#FE6CDF#FE85E4#FF9FEA#FFB8EF#FFD1F5#FFEBFB

Tones of #E401B3

#D411AA#C421A1#B43198#A3438E#935385#83637C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #01E432:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.24:1 AA large only
Against black text4.95:1 AA

Best text color on #E401B3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E401B3

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 #E401B3: ·

How #E401B3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #828088Deuteranopia · #8FA07ETritanopia · #D9665E

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E401B3 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Serene Ruby Garden
#12AB32 · #66EF9E · #DA17B2 · #F4BFE9
Palette 39065a
#39065A · #6A0572 · #9A0F98 · #EA0599
Wild Meadow
#11892A · #4AE848 · #D21AAC · #F0B1EC
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18

Similar colors

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

#DE12BF#DA17B2#EA0599#D21AAC#E311CF#CE17AA#F806CC#CA13AA#E21ACB#D921BE#F9139B#D11DA5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E401B2  ·  #E401B4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E401B3?

#E401B3 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 1, 179). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E401B3?

#E401B3 is RGB 228, 1, 179 — HSL 313°, 99%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 21%, 11%.

What colors go with #E401B3?

Its complement is #01E432; analogous partners are #A401E4 and #E40142. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E401B3 for text?

Black text on #E401B3 has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.24:1.