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#E72EFF — Vivid Pink

#E72EFF 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 #E72EFF 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.

#E72EFF 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 #46FF2E; it also sits naturally between #7E2EFF and #FF2EAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E72EFF · RGB 231, 46, 255

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Color values

HEX#E72EFF
RGB231, 46, 255
HSL293°, 100%, 59%
HSV293°, 82%, 100%
CMYK9%, 82%, 0%, 0%
XYZ51.98, 26.16, 96.92
Yxy26.16, 0.2969, 0.1494
CIE-Lab58.19, 89.10, -64.47
Hunter Lab51.15, 96.13, -82.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 18% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #E72EFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E72EFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E72EFF

.text { color: #E72EFF; }
.background { background-color: #E72EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E72EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 46, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 100%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E72EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 46, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E72EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 46, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E72EFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E72EFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E72EFF

#E414FF#D800F5#C200DB#A700BD#9000A3#750085#5F006B#44004D#2D0033#120014

Tints of #E72EFF

#E942FF#EB52FF#ED66FF#F07AFF#F28FFF#F49EFF#F6B3FF#F8C7FF#FAD6FF#FDEBFF

Tones of #E72EFF

#DB3DF0#CF4CE1#C45BD2#B969C3#AE78B5#A288A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #46FF2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.37:1 AA large only
Against black text6.23:1 AA

Best text color on #E72EFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E72EFF

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 #E72EFF: ·

How #E72EFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9795CCDeuteranopia · #A2B0C0Tritanopia · #DEA59C

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 #E72EFF 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#EA46FC#EC24E9#FB36F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E72EFE  ·  #E72F00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E72EFF?

#E72EFF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 46, 255). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E72EFF?

#E72EFF is RGB 231, 46, 255 — HSL 293°, 100%, 59% — CMYK 9%, 82%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E72EFF?

Its complement is #46FF2E; analogous partners are #7E2EFF and #FF2EAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E72EFF for text?

Black text on #E72EFF has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.37:1.