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#E855FB — Light Vivid Pink

#E855FB is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #E855FB 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.

#E855FB 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 #69FB56; it also sits naturally between #9556FB and #FB56BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E855FB · RGB 232, 85, 251

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Color values

HEX#E855FB
RGB232, 85, 251
HSL293°, 95%, 66%
HSV293°, 66%, 98%
CMYK8%, 66%, 0%, 2%
XYZ53.94, 30.62, 94.33
Yxy30.62, 0.3015, 0.1712
CIE-Lab62.18, 76.96, -55.86
Hunter Lab55.33, 81.40, -67.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 33% · Blue 98%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E855FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E855FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E855FB

.text { color: #E855FB; }
.background { background-color: #E855FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E855FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 85, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 95%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E855FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 85, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E855FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 85, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E855FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E855FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E855FB

#E338FA#DF1AF9#CF06EA#B505CC#9A04AE#800490#650372#470250#2C0132#120114

Tints of #E855FB

#EA65FB#EC74FB#EE83FC#F092FC#F2A1FD#F4AFFD#F6BEFD#F8CDFE#FADCFE#FCEBFE

Tones of #E855FB

#DE62EF#D56DE3#CC79D7#C485CC#BA91C0#B29CB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #69FB56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.95:1 Fails
Against black text7.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #E855FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E855FB

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 #E855FB: ·

How #E855FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A7D3Deuteranopia · #B1BCC9Tritanopia · #E1B3AC

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E855FB rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Voyage
#0C2322 · #62FB11 · #DF4EF9 · #FA4F9B
Mellow Terrace
#0B1636 · #4CFC86 · #E748F8 · #FAFD3E
Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9

Similar colors

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

#DF4EF9#E748F8#EA46FC#DC53F1#E551EB#E15FED#EA56E8#F856F0#DA5AEC#D250FA#E256E5#ED3EF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E855FA  ·  #E855FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E855FB?

#E855FB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 85, 251). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E855FB?

#E855FB is RGB 232, 85, 251 — HSL 293°, 95%, 66% — CMYK 8%, 66%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E855FB?

Its complement is #69FB56; analogous partners are #9556FB and #FB56BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E855FB for text?

Black text on #E855FB has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.