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#E72BEC — Vivid Pink

#E72BEC 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 #E72BEC 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.

#E72BEC 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 #32ED2C; it also sits naturally between #862CED and #ED2C93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E72BEC · RGB 231, 43, 236

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Color values

HEX#E72BEC
RGB231, 43, 236
HSL298°, 84%, 55%
HSV298°, 82%, 93%
CMYK2%, 82%, 0%, 7%
XYZ48.96, 24.77, 81.56
Yxy24.77, 0.3153, 0.1595
CIE-Lab56.85, 86.78, -56.03
Hunter Lab49.77, 92.59, -67.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E72BEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E72BEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E72BEC

.text { color: #E72BEC; }
.background { background-color: #E72BEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E72BEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 43, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E72BEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 43, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E72BEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 43, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E72BEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E72BEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E72BEC

#E314EB#CD12D3#B610BC#9F0EA4#880C8D#6D0A71#560859#400642#29042A#120213

Tints of #E72BEC

#E83FEE#EB51F0#ED64F2#EF77F3#F28EF5#F4A1F7#F6B4F8#F8C7FA#FBD9FC#FDECFD

Tones of #E72BEC

#D93ADF#CD47D1#C055C3#B363B6#A671A8#997E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #32ED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.53:1 AA large only
Against black text5.95:1 AA

Best text color on #E72BEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E72BEC

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 #E72BEC: ·

How #E72BEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9694BDDeuteranopia · #A1AFB2Tritanopia · #DE9890

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 #E72BEC rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA
Tranquil Ruby Cascade
#4BC6E5 · #2844B1 · #6B21DD · #E229E3
Dreamy Terrace
#171F78 · #7C1EE2 · #E52DDE · #C61A60
Velvet Ruby Lagoon
#DC2FE1 · #BE1A81 · #C1183F · #E15C41
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Vivid Ruby Bloom
#362F0F · #1C87FD · #E62FFD · #14FCC8

Similar colors

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

#EC24E9#E229E3#E52DDE#DC2FE1#D731ED#E62FFD#E73CE7#D835F0#D82EF7#D630E5#DA33DF#F237F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E72BEB  ·  #E72BED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E72BEC?

#E72BEC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 43, 236). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E72BEC?

#E72BEC is RGB 231, 43, 236 — HSL 298°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 2%, 82%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E72BEC?

Its complement is #32ED2C; analogous partners are #862CED and #ED2C93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E72BEC for text?

Black text on #E72BEC has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.