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#E401CA — Vivid Pink

#E401CA 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 #E401CA 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.

#E401CA 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 #01E41C; it also sits naturally between #8D01E4 and #E40158. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E401CA · RGB 228, 1, 202

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Color values

HEX#E401CA
RGB228, 1, 202
HSL307°, 99%, 45%
HSV307°, 100%, 89%
CMYK0%, 100%, 11%, 11%
XYZ42.67, 20.78, 57.64
Yxy20.78, 0.3524, 0.1716
CIE-Lab52.71, 86.69, -43.33
Hunter Lab45.59, 91.16, -47.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 0% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #E401CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E401CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E401CA

.text { color: #E401CA; }
.background { background-color: #E401CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E401CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 1, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 99%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E401CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 1, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E401CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 1, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E401CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E401CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E401CA

#D001B8#BC01A6#A70194#930182#7F0170#65015A#510048#3D0036#290024#140012

Tints of #E401CA

#FE01E0#FE1BE3#FE34E6#FE4DE9#FE6CED#FE85F0#FF9FF3#FFB8F6#FFD1F9#FFEBFD

Tones of #E401CA

#D411BE#C421B1#B431A5#A34398#93538B#83637F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #01E41C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.07:1 AA large only
Against black text5.16:1 AA

Best text color on #E401CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E401CA

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 #E401CA: ·

How #E401CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #828099Deuteranopia · #8FA08ETritanopia · #D9736B

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 · #D946EFMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E401CA rather than the exact color:

Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Palette 2e0249
#2E0249 · #570A57 · #A91079 · #F806CC
Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Palette Fff78f
#FFF78F · #22B9CA · #0C99C1 · #F30CD4
Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Dusty Opal
#17200D · #FC0FD1 · #39F9E8 · #8F1DFB

Similar colors

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

#E311CF#F806CC#DE12BF#F30CD4#E21ACB#FC0FD1#DC20CE#EA21C8#DC21D0#E71DDD#DA17B2#C917C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E401C9  ·  #E401CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E401CA?

#E401CA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 1, 202). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E401CA?

#E401CA is RGB 228, 1, 202 — HSL 307°, 99%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 11%, 11%.

What colors go with #E401CA?

Its complement is #01E41C; analogous partners are #8D01E4 and #E40158. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E401CA for text?

Black text on #E401CA has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.07:1.