Palettes / Colors / #E855FE
#E855FE — Light Vivid Pink
#E855FE 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 #E855FE 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.
#E855FE 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 #69FE52; it also sits naturally between #9152FE and #FE52BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E855FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 85, 254 |
| HSL | 292°, 99%, 66% |
| HSV | 292°, 67%, 100% |
| CMYK | 9%, 67%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 54.42, 30.81, 96.84 |
| Yxy | 30.81, 0.2989, 0.1692 |
| CIE-Lab | 62.35, 77.48, -57.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.51, 82.11, -70.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 33% · Blue 100%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E855FE
.text { color: #E855FE; }
.background { background-color: #E855FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E855FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 85, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 99%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E855FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 85, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E855FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 85, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E855FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E855FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #69FE52:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E855FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E855FE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E855FE: ·
How #E855FE 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 #E855FE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E855FE?
#E855FE is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 85, 254). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E855FE?
#E855FE is RGB 232, 85, 254 — HSL 292°, 99%, 66% — CMYK 9%, 67%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #E855FE?
Its complement is #69FE52; analogous partners are #9152FE and #FE52BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E855FE for text?
Black text on #E855FE has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.