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#E401BB — Vivid Pink

#E401BB 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 #E401BB 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.

#E401BB 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 #01E42B; it also sits naturally between #9C01E4 and #E40149. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E401BB · RGB 228, 1, 187

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Color values

HEX#E401BB
RGB228, 1, 187
HSL311°, 99%, 45%
HSV311°, 100%, 89%
CMYK0%, 100%, 18%, 11%
XYZ40.98, 20.10, 48.73
Yxy20.10, 0.3731, 0.1831
CIE-Lab51.95, 84.81, -35.83
Hunter Lab44.84, 88.44, -36.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 0% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 18% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E401BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E401BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E401BB

.text { color: #E401BB; }
.background { background-color: #E401BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E401BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 1, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 99%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E401BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 1, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E401BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 1, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E401BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E401BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E401BB

#D001AA#BC019A#A70189#930178#7F0168#650153#510042#3D0032#290021#140011

Tints of #E401BB

#FE01CF#FE1BD4#FE34D9#FE4DDE#FE6CE3#FE85E8#FF9FED#FFB8F2#FFD1F6#FFEBFB

Tones of #E401BB

#D411B1#C421A6#B4319C#A34391#935387#83637D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #01E42B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.18:1 AA large only
Against black text5.02:1 AA

Best text color on #E401BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E401BB

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 #E401BB: ·

How #E401BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #82808EDeuteranopia · #8FA083Tritanopia · #D96A63

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 #E401BB rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Serene Ruby Garden
#12AB32 · #66EF9E · #DA17B2 · #F4BFE9
Palette 2e0249
#2E0249 · #570A57 · #A91079 · #F806CC
Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Palette Fff78f
#FFF78F · #22B9CA · #0C99C1 · #F30CD4

Similar colors

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

#DE12BF#E311CF#DA17B2#F806CC#E21ACB#F30CD4#D921BE#D21AAC#EA0599#EA21C8#FC0FD1#CE17AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E401BA  ·  #E401BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E401BB?

#E401BB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 1, 187). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E401BB?

#E401BB is RGB 228, 1, 187 — HSL 311°, 99%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 18%, 11%.

What colors go with #E401BB?

Its complement is #01E42B; analogous partners are #9C01E4 and #E40149. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E401BB for text?

Black text on #E401BB has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.