Palettes / Colors / #E72BEE

#E72BEE — Vivid Pink

#E72BEE 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 #E72BEE 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.

#E72BEE 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 #31EE2B; it also sits naturally between #862BEE and #EE2B93. 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 91% · Green 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E72BEE

.text { color: #E72BEE; }
.background { background-color: #E72BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E72BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 43, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E72BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 43, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E72BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 43, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E72BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E72BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #31EE2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E72BEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E72BEE

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 #E72BEE 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 #E72BEE 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

← #E72BED  ·  #E72BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E72BEE?

#E72BEE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 43, 238). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E72BEE?

#E72BEE is RGB 231, 43, 238 — HSL 298°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 3%, 82%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E72BEE?

Its complement is #31EE2B; analogous partners are #862BEE and #EE2B93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E72BEE for text?

Black text on #E72BEE has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.51:1.