Palettes / Colors / #DEABE8

#DEABE8 — Light Pink

#DEABE8 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DEABE8 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B5E8AB; it also sits naturally between #BFABE8 and #E8ABD4. 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 87% · Green 67% · Blue 91%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEABE8

.text { color: #DEABE8; }
.background { background-color: #DEABE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEABE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 171, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 57%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEABE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 171, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEABE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 171, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEABE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEABE8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5E8AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEABE8: #000000.

How #DEABE8 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 #DEABE8 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

← #DEABE7  ·  #DEABE9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEABE8?

#DEABE8 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 171, 232). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEABE8?

#DEABE8 is RGB 222, 171, 232 — HSL 290°, 57%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 26%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #DEABE8?

Its complement is #B5E8AB; analogous partners are #BFABE8 and #E8ABD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEABE8 for text?

Black text on #DEABE8 has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.