Palettes / Colors / #E438FD

#E438FD — Vivid Pink

#E438FD 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 #E438FD 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.

#E438FD 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 #54FD3A; it also sits naturally between #823AFD and #FD3AB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 22% · Blue 99%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E438FD

.text { color: #E438FD; }
.background { background-color: #E438FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E438FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 56, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 98%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E438FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 56, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E438FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 56, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E438FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E438FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54FD3A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E438FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E438FD

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:

How #E438FD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E438FD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E438FD?

#E438FD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 56, 253). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E438FD?

#E438FD is RGB 228, 56, 253 — HSL 292°, 98%, 61% — CMYK 10%, 78%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E438FD?

Its complement is #54FD3A; analogous partners are #823AFD and #FD3AB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E438FD for text?

Black text on #E438FD has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.