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#E72EFD — Vivid Pink

#E72EFD 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 #E72EFD 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.

#E72EFD 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 #44FD30; it also sits naturally between #8230FD and #FD30AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E72EFD · RGB 231, 46, 253

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Color values

HEX#E72EFD
RGB231, 46, 253
HSL294°, 98%, 59%
HSV294°, 82%, 99%
CMYK9%, 82%, 0%, 1%
XYZ51.66, 26.03, 95.23
Yxy26.03, 0.2987, 0.1506
CIE-Lab58.07, 88.78, -63.56
Hunter Lab51.02, 95.66, -80.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 18% · Blue 99%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E72EFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E72EFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E72EFD

.text { color: #E72EFD; }
.background { background-color: #E72EFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E72EFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 46, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 98%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E72EFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 46, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E72EFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 46, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E72EFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E72EFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E72EFD

#E617FD#DA02F2#C402D9#A802BB#9202A2#760183#60016A#44014C#2D0132#120014

Tints of #E72EFD

#EB44FD#EC53FD#EE68FD#F17CFE#F390FE#F59FFE#F7B3FE#F9C7FE#FBD7FF#FDEBFF

Tones of #E72EFD

#DD3FEE#D14DE0#C55CD1#BA6BC2#AE79B4#A288A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #44FD30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.38:1 AA large only
Against black text6.21:1 AA

Best text color on #E72EFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E72EFD

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 #E72EFD: ·

How #E72EFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9795CBDeuteranopia · #A2B0BFTritanopia · #DEA39B

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 #E72EFD rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Bloom
#362F0F · #1C87FD · #E62FFD · #14FCC8
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
Tranquil Ruby Dusk
#201007 · #F237F8 · #32FADB · #47BBF8
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Vivid Petal
#2C260E · #25FCD6 · #FA2C6C · #FB2CFB

Similar colors

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

#E62FFD#D930FC#F237F8#D82EF7#ED3EF7#FB2CFB#FB2BF8#D835F0#D731ED#EC24E9#EA46FC#FB36F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E72EFC  ·  #E72EFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E72EFD?

#E72EFD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 46, 253). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E72EFD?

#E72EFD is RGB 231, 46, 253 — HSL 294°, 98%, 59% — CMYK 9%, 82%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #E72EFD?

Its complement is #44FD30; analogous partners are #8230FD and #FD30AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E72EFD for text?

Black text on #E72EFD has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.