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#E438FE — Vivid Pink

#E438FE 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 #E438FE 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.

#E438FE 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 #53FE39; it also sits naturally between #8139FE and #FE39B6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E438FE · RGB 228, 56, 254

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Color values

HEX#E438FE
RGB228, 56, 254
HSL292°, 99%, 61%
HSV292°, 78%, 100%
CMYK10%, 78%, 0%, 0%
XYZ51.30, 26.48, 96.17
Yxy26.48, 0.2949, 0.1522
CIE-Lab58.49, 86.02, -63.47
Hunter Lab51.46, 92.09, -80.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 22% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #E438FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E438FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E438FE

.text { color: #E438FE; }
.background { background-color: #E438FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E438FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 56, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 99%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E438FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 56, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E438FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 56, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E438FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E438FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E438FE

#E01BFE#DC01FE#C201DF#A701C1#9101A7#770189#5C016B#42004C#2C0033#120014

Tints of #E438FE

#E74DFE#E95DFE#EB71FE#EE80FE#F094FE#F2A4FF#F5B8FF#F7C7FF#FADBFF#FCEBFF

Tones of #E438FE

#DA47F0#CF55E2#C563D4#BA72C5#B080B7#A68EA9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53FE39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.34:1 AA large only
Against black text6.30:1 AA

Best text color on #E438FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E438FE

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 #E438FE: ·

How #E438FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9A98CEDeuteranopia · #A4B0C3Tritanopia · #DBA8A0

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 #E438FE rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Bloom
#362F0F · #1C87FD · #E62FFD · #14FCC8
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
Tranquil Ruby Dusk
#201007 · #F237F8 · #32FADB · #47BBF8
Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7

Similar colors

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

#E62FFD#ED3EF7#D930FC#F237F8#EA46FC#D82EF7#E748F8#D835F0#D731ED#DF4EF9#E73CE7#FD3EFB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E438FD  ·  #E438FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E438FE?

#E438FE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 56, 254). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E438FE?

#E438FE is RGB 228, 56, 254 — HSL 292°, 99%, 61% — CMYK 10%, 78%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E438FE?

Its complement is #53FE39; analogous partners are #8139FE and #FE39B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E438FE for text?

Black text on #E438FE has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.