Palettes / Colors / #EB56CD

#EB56CD — Vivid Pink

#EB56CD 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 #EB56CD 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.

#EB56CD 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 #56EB74; it also sits naturally between #BE56EB and #EB5683. 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 92% · Green 34% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB56CD

.text { color: #EB56CD; }
.background { background-color: #EB56CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB56CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 86, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 79%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB56CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 86, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB56CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 86, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB56CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB56CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB56CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #56EB74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB56CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB56CD

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 #EB56CD 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 #EB56CD 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

← #EB56CC  ·  #EB56CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB56CD?

#EB56CD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 86, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB56CD?

#EB56CD is RGB 235, 86, 205 — HSL 312°, 79%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB56CD?

Its complement is #56EB74; analogous partners are #BE56EB and #EB5683. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB56CD for text?

Black text on #EB56CD has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.11:1.