Red-purple (#E40078)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.60:1 — vs black: 4.57:1

Color values

  • HEX #E40078
  • RGB rgb(228, 0, 120)
  • HSL hsl(328, 100%, 89%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 100, 47.37, 10.59 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E40078 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Red-purple
#E40078 Base
#00E46C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Red-purple
#E40078 Base
#DE00E4
#E40006
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Red-purple
#E40078 Base
#78E400
#0078E4
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Red-purple
#E40078 Base
#06E400
#00E4DE
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Red-purple
#E40078 Base
#E4DE00
#00E46C
#0006E4
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Red-purple
#E40078 Base
#4B0027
#980050
#BB0063
#FF0E8D
#FF329E
#FF7EC2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Red-purple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A000D
#420023
#6A0038
#93004D
#BB0063
Red-purple #E40078 Base
#FF1892
#FF4CAA
#FF7FC2
#FFB2DB
#FFE6F3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E40078. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E40078;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E40078;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E40078;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E40078,
        #C9FFE3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E40078,
        #C9FFE3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$red-purple: #E40078;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$red-purple-r: 228;
$red-purple-g: 0;
$red-purple-b: 120;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $red-purple;
    color: rgba($red-purple-r, $red-purple-g, $red-purple-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Red-purple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E40078 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #838373 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #525279 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E12B2B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #757575 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Red-purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Red-purple #E40078 Base
Mexican Pink #E4007C ΔE 0.89
Vivid Cerise #DA1D81 ΔE 2.89
Telemagenta #CF3476 ΔE 3.50
Dogwood Rose #D71868 ΔE 3.77

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.