Palettes / Colors / #E85481

#E85481 — Pink

#E85481 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #E85481 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.

#E85481 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 #54E8BC; it also sits naturally between #E854CA and #E87254. 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 33% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 44% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E85481

.text { color: #E85481; }
.background { background-color: #E85481; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E85481; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 84, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 76%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E85481; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 84, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E85481; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 84, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E85481">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E85481">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #54E8BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E85481: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E85481

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 #E85481 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 #E85481 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E85481?

#E85481 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 84, 129). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E85481?

#E85481 is RGB 232, 84, 129 — HSL 342°, 76%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 44%, 9%.

What colors go with #E85481?

Its complement is #54E8BC; analogous partners are #E854CA and #E87254. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E85481 for text?

Black text on #E85481 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.