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#EA438C — Vivid Pink

#EA438C is a pink color we call Vivid 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 #EA438C 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.

#EA438C 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 #43EAA2; it also sits naturally between #EA43DF and #EA4E43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA438C · RGB 234, 67, 140

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Color values

HEX#EA438C
RGB234, 67, 140
HSL334°, 80%, 59%
HSV334°, 71%, 92%
CMYK0%, 71%, 40%, 8%
XYZ40.67, 23.40, 27.18
Yxy23.40, 0.4457, 0.2564
CIE-Lab55.48, 68.67, -2.69
Hunter Lab48.37, 69.09, -2.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 26% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 40% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA438C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA438C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA438C

.text { color: #EA438C; }
.background { background-color: #EA438C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA438C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 67, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA438C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 67, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA438C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 67, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA438C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA438C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA438C

#E82C7D#DC186D#C51662#AA1354#931049#770D3B#600B30#450822#2E0517#120209

Tints of #EA438C

#EC5597#EE639F#F075AA#F288B6#F49AC1#F5A8C9#F7BAD5#F9CDE0#FBDAE8#FDEDF4

Tones of #EA438C

#DF4E8D#D25B8F#C76690#BA7392#AE7E93#A28B95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #43EAA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.70:1 AA large only
Against black text5.68:1 AA

Best text color on #EA438C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA438C

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 #EA438C: ·

How #EA438C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A07ADeuteranopia · #ABB876Tritanopia · #E26C69

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 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA438C rather than the exact color:

Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Palette F8f4ec
#F8F4EC · #FF8FB7 · #E83C91 · #43334C
Palette F13e93
#F13E93 · #F891BB · #F9D0CD · #FAFFCB
Palette Ac1754
#AC1754 · #E53888 · #F37199 · #F7A8C4
Velvet Cinder
#AA1546 · #E94880 · #22E4A4 · #AAEFE5

Similar colors

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

#EA428C#E84594#E83C91#F13E93#E53888#E94880#F7418F#DF3B8D#E4508F#E63692#DE3B91#DF3F81

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA438B  ·  #EA438D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA438C?

#EA438C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 67, 140). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA438C?

#EA438C is RGB 234, 67, 140 — HSL 334°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 40%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA438C?

Its complement is #43EAA2; analogous partners are #EA43DF and #EA4E43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA438C for text?

Black text on #EA438C has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.