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#E809EC — Vivid Pink

#E809EC 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 #E809EC 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.

#E809EC 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 #0CEC09; it also sits naturally between #7709EC and #EC097E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E809EC · RGB 232, 9, 236

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Color values

HEX#E809EC
RGB232, 9, 236
HSL299°, 93%, 48%
HSV299°, 96%, 93%
CMYK2%, 96%, 0%, 7%
XYZ48.52, 23.41, 81.32
Yxy23.41, 0.3166, 0.1527
CIE-Lab55.49, 91.45, -58.20
Hunter Lab48.38, 98.46, -71.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 4% · Blue 93%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E809EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E809EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E809EC

.text { color: #E809EC; }
.background { background-color: #E809EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E809EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 9, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 93%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E809EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 9, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E809EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 9, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E809EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E809EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E809EC

#D508D9#BD07C0#A906AC#910594#7E0580#6B046C#520354#3F0240#270127#130114

Tints of #E809EC

#F318F7#F430F8#F544F8#F75DF9#F875FA#F98EFB#FAA6FC#FBBAFD#FDD3FD#FEEBFE

Tones of #E809EC

#D918DC#C82ACB#B93ABB#AA49AB#9A599B#8A6A8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0CEC09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.70:1 AA large only
Against black text5.68:1 AA

Best text color on #E809EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E809EC

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 #E809EC: ·

How #E809EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8785B5Deuteranopia · #94A5A8Tritanopia · #DD8A80

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 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E809EC rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Palette 000000
#000000 · #5800FF · #E900FF · #FFC600
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E
Rustic Ruby Petal
#0A0A21 · #30FE55 · #4FFCE2 · #F819E1
Palette Fff78f
#FFF78F · #22B9CA · #0C99C1 · #F30CD4

Similar colors

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

#DC17EC#E900FF#DB13FA#E71DDD#F819E1#F30CD4#EC24E9#FA1BDE#E311CF#FC19FD#FA1FE0#D01AE2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E809EB  ·  #E809ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E809EC?

#E809EC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 9, 236). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E809EC?

#E809EC is RGB 232, 9, 236 — HSL 299°, 93%, 48% — CMYK 2%, 96%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E809EC?

Its complement is #0CEC09; analogous partners are #7709EC and #EC097E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E809EC for text?

Black text on #E809EC has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.