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#EA53CE — Vivid Pink

#EA53CE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #EA53CE 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.

#EA53CE 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 #53EA6E; it also sits naturally between #BA53EA and #EA5382. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA53CE · RGB 234, 83, 206

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Color values

HEX#EA53CE
RGB234, 83, 206
HSL311°, 78%, 62%
HSV311°, 65%, 92%
CMYK0%, 65%, 12%, 8%
XYZ48.17, 28.14, 61.28
Yxy28.14, 0.3501, 0.2045
CIE-Lab60.01, 71.00, -34.08
Hunter Lab53.04, 73.24, -35.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 33% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA53CE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA53CE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA53CE

.text { color: #EA53CE; }
.background { background-color: #EA53CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA53CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 83, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA53CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 83, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA53CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 83, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA53CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA53CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA53CE

#E637C6#E31CBE#CC19AB#B11695#96137E#7B0F67#5F0C50#49093D#2D0626#12020F

Tints of #EA53CE

#EB60D2#EE72D7#EF80DB#F292E0#F3A0E4#F5ADE8#F7BFED#F9CDF1#FBDFF6#FDEDFA

Tones of #EA53CE

#DF5DC7#D468C0#CA72BA#BE7EB2#B389AC#A993A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53EA6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.17:1 AA large only
Against black text6.63:1 AA

Best text color on #EA53CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA53CE

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 #EA53CE: ·

How #EA53CE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A7B0Deuteranopia · #B1BDA9Tritanopia · #E29994

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA53CE rather than the exact color:

Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Cosmic Opal
#850D65 · #EF58CD · #2EEB60 · #B2F3CF
Electric Petal
#3E15AC · #AA1DE4 · #EB57D4 · #F3A0C2
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Frozen Ruby Ember
#961777 · #E65BC6 · #54E578 · #A1EAA7
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250

Similar colors

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

#EA59D1#EF58CD#EB57D4#EE49D0#E65BC6#E557C3#DF57D5#DD59D0#E35EC7#E446D3#E54BDA#DF4AD4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA53CD  ·  #EA53CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA53CE?

#EA53CE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 83, 206). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA53CE?

#EA53CE is RGB 234, 83, 206 — HSL 311°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA53CE?

Its complement is #53EA6E; analogous partners are #BA53EA and #EA5382. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA53CE for text?

Black text on #EA53CE has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.