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#EA488F — Vivid Pink

#EA488F 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 #EA488F 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.

#EA488F 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 #48EAA4; it also sits naturally between #EA48DF and #EA5348. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA488F · RGB 234, 72, 143

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Color values

HEX#EA488F
RGB234, 72, 143
HSL334°, 79%, 60%
HSV334°, 69%, 92%
CMYK0%, 69%, 39%, 8%
XYZ41.21, 24.11, 28.47
Yxy24.11, 0.4394, 0.2571
CIE-Lab56.20, 67.23, -3.41
Hunter Lab49.10, 67.55, -2.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 28% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 39% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA488F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA488F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA488F

.text { color: #EA488F; }
.background { background-color: #EA488F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA488F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 72, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 79%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA488F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 72, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA488F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 72, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA488F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA488F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA488F

#E62D7D#E01A70#C41762#AD1457#921149#770E3B#600B30#440822#2E0517#120209

Tints of #EA488F

#EC5B9A#ED68A2#EF7BAD#F188B6#F39BC1#F5ADCC#F7BBD5#F9CDE0#FBDAE8#FDEDF4

Tones of #EA488F

#DE5490#D26091#C76B93#BC7694#B08296#A48E98

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48EAA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.61:1 AA large only
Against black text5.82:1 AA

Best text color on #EA488F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA488F

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 #EA488F: ·

How #EA488F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A27EDeuteranopia · #ADB97ATritanopia · #E2706D

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 #EA488F rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Palette Fffeec
#FFFEEC · #AEDDCD · #E4508F · #556FB5
Palette F8f4ec
#F8F4EC · #FF8FB7 · #E83C91 · #43334C
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Palette F13e93
#F13E93 · #F891BB · #F9D0CD · #FAFFCB

Similar colors

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

#E84594#EA428C#E4508F#E83C91#E74A9B#F13E93#F24B9A#F7418F#E94880#F25287#E24A9C#E95793

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA488E  ·  #EA4890 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA488F?

#EA488F is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 72, 143). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA488F?

#EA488F is RGB 234, 72, 143 — HSL 334°, 79%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 39%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA488F?

Its complement is #48EAA4; analogous partners are #EA48DF and #EA5348. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA488F for text?

Black text on #EA488F has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.61:1.