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#EB56EB — Vivid Pink

#EB56EB 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 #EB56EB 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.

#EB56EB 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 #56EB56; it also sits naturally between #A156EB and #EB56A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB56EB · RGB 235, 86, 235

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Color values

HEX#EB56EB
RGB235, 86, 235
HSL300°, 79%, 63%
HSV300°, 63%, 92%
CMYK0%, 63%, 0%, 8%
XYZ52.58, 30.32, 81.68
Yxy30.32, 0.3195, 0.1842
CIE-Lab61.93, 74.58, -47.37
Hunter Lab55.06, 78.28, -54.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 34% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB56EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB56EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB56EB

.text { color: #EB56EB; }
.background { background-color: #EB56EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB56EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 86, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 79%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB56EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 86, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB56EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 86, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB56EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB56EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB56EB

#E83BE8#E51FE5#CD18CD#B215B2#9B129B#800F80#640C64#490949#2E052E#120212

Tints of #EB56EB

#ED64ED#EF76EF#F184F1#F291F2#F4A4F4#F6B1F6#F8BFF8#F9CDF9#FBDFFB#FDEDFD

Tones of #EB56EB

#E160E1#D56CD5#CB76CB#C181C1#B68BB6#AB96AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #56EB56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.97:1 Fails
Against black text7.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB56EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB56EB

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 #EB56EB: ·

How #EB56EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AAA9C7Deuteranopia · #B3BEBETritanopia · #E4AAA4

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB56EB rather than the exact color:

Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Tranquil Dusk
#082028 · #F856F0 · #FA3552 · #FA2635

Similar colors

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

#EA56E8#E551EB#E256E5#EC5BE0#E15FED#F856F0#E661E0#DC53F1#F94FE5#E65BDB#DA5AEC#EB48DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB56EA  ·  #EB56EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB56EB?

#EB56EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 86, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB56EB?

#EB56EB is RGB 235, 86, 235 — HSL 300°, 79%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB56EB?

Its complement is #56EB56; analogous partners are #A156EB and #EB56A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB56EB for text?

Black text on #EB56EB has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.