Palettes / Colors / #EB5EED

#EB5EED — Vivid Pink

#EB5EED 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 #EB5EED 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.

#EB5EED is a cool 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 #61ED5E; it also sits naturally between #A35EED and #ED5EA8. 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 37% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB5EED

.text { color: #EB5EED; }
.background { background-color: #EB5EED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB5EED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 94, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 80%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB5EED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 94, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB5EED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 94, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB5EED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB5EED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB5EED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #61ED5E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB5EED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB5EED

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 #EB5EED 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 #EB5EED 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

← #EB5EEC  ·  #EB5EEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB5EED?

#EB5EED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 94, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB5EED?

#EB5EED is RGB 235, 94, 237 — HSL 299°, 80%, 65% — CMYK 1%, 60%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EB5EED?

Its complement is #61ED5E; analogous partners are #A35EED and #ED5EA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB5EED for text?

Black text on #EB5EED has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.