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#EA489C — Vivid Pink

#EA489C 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 #EA489C 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.

#EA489C 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 #48EA96; it also sits naturally between #E748EA and #EA484B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA489C · RGB 234, 72, 156

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Color values

HEX#EA489C
RGB234, 72, 156
HSL329°, 79%, 60%
HSV329°, 69%, 92%
CMYK0%, 69%, 33%, 8%
XYZ42.25, 24.53, 33.96
Yxy24.53, 0.4194, 0.2435
CIE-Lab56.61, 68.61, -10.44
Hunter Lab49.53, 69.34, -9.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 28% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 33% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA489C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA489C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA489C

.text { color: #EA489C; }
.background { background-color: #EA489C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA489C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 72, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 79%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA489C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 72, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA489C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 72, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA489C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA489C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA489C

#E62D8D#E01A80#C41771#AD1463#921154#770E44#600B37#440827#2E051A#12020A

Tints of #EA489C

#EC5BA6#ED68AD#EF7BB7#F188BE#F39BC8#F5ADD2#F7BBDA#F9CDE4#FBDAEB#FDEDF5

Tones of #EA489C

#DE549B#D2609B#C76B9B#BC769A#B0829A#A48E99

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48EA96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.56:1 AA large only
Against black text5.91:1 AA

Best text color on #EA489C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA489C

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 #EA489C: ·

How #EA489C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A288Deuteranopia · #ADB983Tritanopia · #E27874

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 #EA489C rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Tranquil Mosaic
#F24B9A · #E01628 · #CD5019 · #B58515
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Mellow Ember
#4315C6 · #9B22AB · #E4529B · #B52F1C
Scarlet Ruby Bloom
#C1115C · #F054A1 · #14E48B · #AEF3D0

Similar colors

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

#E74A9B#E24A9C#F24B9A#E84594#E4529B#F054A1#E05297#F13E93#F84398#DF3D9D#E83C91#E4508F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA489B  ·  #EA489D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA489C?

#EA489C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 72, 156). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA489C?

#EA489C is RGB 234, 72, 156 — HSL 329°, 79%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 33%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA489C?

Its complement is #48EA96; analogous partners are #E748EA and #EA484B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA489C for text?

Black text on #EA489C has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.56:1.