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#E52ECD — Vivid Pink

#E52ECD is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #E52ECD 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.

#E52ECD 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 #2EE547; it also sits naturally between #A22EE5 and #E52E71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E52ECD · RGB 229, 46, 205

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Color values

HEX#E52ECD
RGB229, 46, 205
HSL308°, 78%, 54%
HSV308°, 80%, 90%
CMYK0%, 80%, 10%, 10%
XYZ44.31, 23.02, 59.87
Yxy23.02, 0.3484, 0.1810
CIE-Lab55.09, 81.26, -41.27
Hunter Lab47.98, 84.77, -44.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 18% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E52ECD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E52ECD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E52ECD

.text { color: #E52ECD; }
.background { background-color: #E52ECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E52ECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 46, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 78%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E52ECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 46, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E52ECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 46, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E52ECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E52ECD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E52ECD

#DE1BC4#C819B0#B1169C#9A1388#841074#6D0D60#560B4C#400838#290524#120210

Tints of #E52ECD

#E740D1#EA53D6#EC69DB#EF7BDF#F18EE4#F3A0E8#F5B2EC#F8C9F2#FBDBF6#FDEDFB

Tones of #E52ECD

#D83BC3#CB48BA#BE55B0#B063A6#A4709D#977D93

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EE547:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.75:1 AA large only
Against black text5.60:1 AA

Best text color on #E52ECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E52ECD

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 #E52ECD: ·

How #E52ECD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9694A7Deuteranopia · #A0AE9DTritanopia · #DC8881

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 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E52ECD rather than the exact color:

Serene Aurora
#2EA0E7 · #1116A9 · #851FDA · #E72BCE
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Vivid Ruby Saffron
#6112B6 · #EA25D7 · #EF5E89 · #F5B89B
Burning Ember
#2919B2 · #59108C · #D926CC · #661237
Crimson Cinder
#A011B8 · #EA21C8 · #EF55A5 · #F7AABA

Similar colors

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

#E72BCE#EA2FD4#D72DCB#EA25D7#D926CC#EA21C8#D827D0#DD3AD2#DC21D0#DC20CE#E52DDE#D839D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E52ECC  ·  #E52ECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E52ECD?

#E52ECD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 46, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E52ECD?

#E52ECD is RGB 229, 46, 205 — HSL 308°, 78%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 10%, 10%.

What colors go with #E52ECD?

Its complement is #2EE547; analogous partners are #A22EE5 and #E52E71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E52ECD for text?

Black text on #E52ECD has a contrast ratio of 5.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.75:1.