Palettes / Colors / #ED40EA
#ED40EA — Vivid Pink
#ED40EA 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 #ED40EA 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.
#ED40EA 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 #40ED43; it also sits naturally between #9940ED and #ED4094. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ED40EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 64, 234 |
| HSL | 301°, 83%, 59% |
| HSV | 301°, 73%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 73%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 51.61, 27.61, 80.45 |
| Yxy | 27.61, 0.3232, 0.1729 |
| CIE-Lab | 59.54, 82.33, -50.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.55, 87.54, -59.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 25% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ED40EA
.text { color: #ED40EA; }
.background { background-color: #ED40EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED40EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 64, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 83%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED40EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 64, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED40EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 64, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ED40EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED40EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #40ED43:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.22:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.52:1 AA |
Best text color on #ED40EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ED40EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ED40EA: ·
How #ED40EA 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 #ED40EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ED40EA?
#ED40EA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 64, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ED40EA?
#ED40EA is RGB 237, 64, 234 — HSL 301°, 83%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #ED40EA?
Its complement is #40ED43; analogous partners are #9940ED and #ED4094. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ED40EA for text?
Black text on #ED40EA has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.22:1.