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#E91C91 — Vivid Pink

#E91C91 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 #E91C91 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.

#E91C91 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 #1CE974; it also sits naturally between #DB1CE9 and #E91C29. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E91C91 · RGB 233, 28, 145

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Color values

HEX#E91C91
RGB233, 28, 145
HSL326°, 82%, 51%
HSV326°, 88%, 91%
CMYK0%, 88%, 38%, 9%
XYZ39.13, 20.20, 28.62
Yxy20.20, 0.4449, 0.2297
CIE-Lab52.06, 78.59, -10.78
Hunter Lab44.94, 80.42, -9.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 11% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 38% · Key 9%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E91C91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E91C91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E91C91

.text { color: #E91C91; }
.background { background-color: #E91C91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E91C91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 28, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 82%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E91C91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 28, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E91C91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 28, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E91C91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E91C91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E91C91

#D51582#C31377#AC1169#950F5B#820D4F#6B0B41#540833#3C0625#2A0419#13020B

Tints of #E91C91

#EB339B#ED45A4#EF5DB0#F16FB9#F386C4#F599CD#F7B0D8#F9C3E1#FBDAED#FDECF6

Tones of #E91C91

#DA2B8E#CC388C#BD478A#AE5688#9F6586#917384

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1CE974:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.17:1 AA large only
Against black text5.04:1 AA

Best text color on #E91C91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E91C91

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 #E91C91: ·

How #E91C91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908E75Deuteranopia · #9CAC6ETritanopia · #DF5E59

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E91C91 rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Twilight
#0DA250 · #36EE71 · #EC1D8E · #F097CA
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Dreamy Ember
#9416B1 · #E4288E · #ED7A6D · #F4E0A5
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Palette F5eeee
#F5EEEE · #EA21A2 · #AF05AA · #171313
Palette 000000
#000000 · #F72798 · #F57D1F · #EBF400

Similar colors

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

#EC1D8E#E82087#E4288E#E41A83#EA21A2#F72798#D7158D#FA2598#F72585#F9139B#D82894#E83089

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E91C90  ·  #E91C92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E91C91?

#E91C91 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 28, 145). Its closest standard named color is DeepPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E91C91?

#E91C91 is RGB 233, 28, 145 — HSL 326°, 82%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 88%, 38%, 9%.

What colors go with #E91C91?

Its complement is #1CE974; analogous partners are #DB1CE9 and #E91C29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E91C91 for text?

Black text on #E91C91 has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.