Palettes / Colors / #E73CA3

#E73CA3 — Vivid Pink

#E73CA3 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DeepPink (#FF1493). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deeppink (#FF1493) — not an exact match. CSS deeppink gives you #FF1493, a different color; use #E73CA3 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.

#E73CA3 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 #3CE780; it also sits naturally between #D63CE7 and #E73C4D. 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 24% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 29% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E73CA3

.text { color: #E73CA3; }
.background { background-color: #E73CA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E73CA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 60, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 78%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E73CA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 60, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E73CA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 60, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E73CA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E73CA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E73CA3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CE780:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E73CA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E73CA3

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 #E73CA3 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 #E73CA3 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

← #E73CA2  ·  #E73CA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E73CA3?

#E73CA3 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 60, 163). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E73CA3?

#E73CA3 is RGB 231, 60, 163 — HSL 324°, 78%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 29%, 9%.

What colors go with #E73CA3?

Its complement is #3CE780; analogous partners are #D63CE7 and #E73C4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E73CA3 for text?

Black text on #E73CA3 has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.77:1.