Palettes / Colors / #E985FA

#E985FA — Light Vivid Pink

#E985FA 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 #E985FA 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.

#E985FA 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 #96FA85; it also sits naturally between #AE85FA and #FA85D1. 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 52% · Blue 98%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E985FA

.text { color: #E985FA; }
.background { background-color: #E985FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E985FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 133, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 92%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E985FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 133, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E985FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 133, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E985FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E985FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E985FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96FA85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E985FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E985FA

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 #E985FA 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 #E985FA 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

← #E985F9  ·  #E985FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E985FA?

#E985FA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 133, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E985FA?

#E985FA is RGB 233, 133, 250 — HSL 291°, 92%, 75% — CMYK 7%, 47%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #E985FA?

Its complement is #96FA85; analogous partners are #AE85FA and #FA85D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E985FA for text?

Black text on #E985FA has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.