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Fuchsia Core Bright
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Fuchsia Core Bright

Pink · Hue 300
Hex
#E114E1
RGB
rgb(225, 20, 225)
HSL
hsl(300, 84%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 91%, 0%, 12%)
Metrics
S 84% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.9:1AA Large
on black
5.4:1AA
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About this color

Fuchsia Core Bright (#E114E1) belongs to the pink family — hue 300°, 84% saturation, 48% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-core-bright: #E114E1;
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-core-bright-hsl: hsl(300, 84%, 48%);
  --colorarchive-fuchsia-core-bright-rgb: rgb(225, 20, 225);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

BoldFunConfident
Common in

Fashion · Music · Social Platforms

Pairs well with

Black for edge, deep navy for sophistication, bright yellow for energy

Design tip

A fearless accent color. Use for CTAs and brand moments that need personality. Hot pink buttons are impossible to miss.

Cultural context ▶

Hot pink represents confidence, fun, and breaking rules. Popularized by punk culture and pop icons as a statement color.

Color Origins

Pink family

From cheap cosmetic to feminist reclamation to gender-neutral comeback.

Heritage

Pink, as a named color, is recent in English (only since the late 17th century, originally referring to the Dianthus flower). The hue itself is even more recent in widespread use — most historical 'reds' that we'd now call pink were either faded cochineal or madder mixed with white lead. The classical Persian rosé and Venetian pink are old, but the cultural identity of 'pink' as its own thing is essentially a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl is a marketing invention from the 1940s; before WWII pink was often suggested for boys ('a stronger, more decided color') and blue for girls. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight without gender association. In Latin American culture, hot pink is a celebratory color; in much of South Asia, pink is one of the auspicious wedding palette colors. The Pink Triangle was reclaimed from a Nazi badge into a 1970s LGBTQ+ symbol.

In the wild

T-Mobile's magenta is a hard-trademarked, hard-defended brand color. Barbie pink (Pantone 219 C) became its own cultural force in 2023. Owens Corning trademarked the color of its insulation. The Pepto-Bismol pink is calibrated for medicine-cabinet recognizability. Wes Anderson built a career making heritage pinks (The Grand Budapest Hotel) feel deeply specific. Millennial Pink (~2014–2018) was a rebranding effort to make pink read as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; biologically it's still a long-wavelength color, but the white in it dampens the arousal response. Light pinks (blush, dusty rose) read as romantic, gentle, premium-feminine. Hot pinks read as energetic, queer-coded, or counterculture. Salmon and coral pinks read as healthy, beachy, or hospitality-friendly. Pink is having a sustained moment in adult-targeted brand design (skincare, DTC, beverage) precisely because it stopped being read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

A vivid mid-tone — distinctive enough to anchor an identity, saturated enough to demand a quiet supporting palette.

Lightness band: At mid-lightness the hue carries its full character. This is the band where most identity colors live: bright enough to be distinctive at small sizes, deep enough to sit cleanly on a white canvas.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #E114E1.

  • PlayStationaccent
    Circle Pink · #E83287
    →
  • Instagramprimary
    Sunset Pink · #DD2A7B
    →
  • Discordaccent
    Fuchsia · #EB459E
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #E114E1.

  • MexicoMexican Pink (rosa mexicano)
    #E4007C · Aniline-derived 'rosa mexicano' textile dye
    →
  • BrazilTropical Pink
    #FF1B6B · Bougainvillea + Carnaval costume
    →
  • IndiaHoli Pink
    #E91E63 · Festival of Colors gulal powder
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Fuchsia Radiant Bright
#EC27EC · hsl(300, 84%, 54%)
Darker companion
Fuchsia Velvet Bright
#C511C5 · hsl(300, 84%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Emerald Core Bright
#14E114 · hsl(120, 84%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Rose Core Bright
#E1149D · hsl(320, 84%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Mulberry Core Bright
#9D14E1 · hsl(280, 84%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Citrine Core Bright
#E1E114 · hsl(60, 84%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Aqua Core Bright
#14E1E1 · hsl(180, 84%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Lime Core Bright
#7AE114 · hsl(90, 84%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Jade Core Bright
#14E17A · hsl(150, 84%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Fuchsia Core Bright #E114E1
Lighter companion: Fuchsia Radiant Bright #EC27EC
Darker companion: Fuchsia Velvet Bright #C511C5
Complementary counterpoint: Emerald Core Bright #14E114
Analogous lead: Rose Core Bright #E1149D
Analogous echo: Mulberry Core Bright #9D14E1
Triadic +120°: Citrine Core Bright #E1E114
Triadic +240°: Aqua Core Bright #14E1E1
Split-comp +150°: Lime Core Bright #7AE114
Split-comp +210°: Jade Core Bright #14E17A

Compare

See how Fuchsia Core Bright compares side by side with related colors.

vsFuchsia Radiant BrightvsFuchsia Velvet BrightvsEmerald Core BrightvsRose Core BrightvsMulberry Core BrightvsCitrine Core Bright

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Fuchsia Core Pure
#EB0AEB · hsl(300, 92%, 48%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Velvet Bright
#C511C5 · hsl(300, 84%, 42%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Radiant Bright
#EC27EC · hsl(300, 84%, 54%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Core Vivid
#D520D5 · hsl(300, 74%, 48%)
Nearby match
Mauve Core Bright
#E114D0 · hsl(305, 84%, 48%)
Nearby match
Fuchsia Velvet Pure
#CE09CE · hsl(300, 92%, 42%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AA4.5:1
Indigo Ink Clear
#101737
AA4.6:1
Indigo Ink Vivid
#09123E
AA4.6:1
Indigo Ink Bright
#061042
AA4.7:1
Indigo Ink Pure
#030E45
AA4.5:1
Iris Nocturne Bright
#08085E
AA4.5:1
Iris Nocturne Pure
#040462

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#B7C0C0
Protanopia
#AFAEC7
Tritanopia
#DCAFA9
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