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#E080B2 — Light Pink

#E080B2 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #E080B2 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.

#E080B2 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 #80E0AE; it also sits naturally between #DF80E0 and #E08081. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E080B2 · RGB 224, 128, 178

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Color values

HEX#E080B2
RGB224, 128, 178
HSL329°, 61%, 69%
HSV329°, 43%, 88%
CMYK0%, 43%, 21%, 12%
XYZ46.50, 34.50, 46.33
Yxy34.50, 0.3652, 0.2710
CIE-Lab65.36, 43.29, -10.16
Hunter Lab58.74, 42.31, -9.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 50% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 21% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E080B2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E080B2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E080B2

.text { color: #E080B2; }
.background { background-color: #E080B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E080B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 61%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E080B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E080B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E080B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E080B2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E080B2

#DA67A3#D34A91#CD3282#B12B70#982560#7B1E4E#63183E#46112C#2D0B1D#10040A

Tints of #E080B2

#E38CB9#E594BE#E8A1C6#EBADCD#EEB9D5#F0C1DA#F3CEE1#F6DAE9#F8E2EE#FBEFF5

Tones of #E080B2

#D987B1#D38DB1#CC94B1#C59BB1#BDA3B0#B7A9B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80E0AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.66:1 Fails
Against black text7.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #E080B2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E080B2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E080B2: ·

How #E080B2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B6B6A6Deuteranopia · #BCC3A3Tritanopia · #DB9C9A

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E080B2 rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Meadow
#A2236E · #E279B0 · #2CCA6E · #B0E8C2
Vivid Voyage
#E486B5 · #DD65A1 · #CE3180 · #581336
Tranquil Ruby Bloom
#AB2C93 · #DB87B0 · #AD2D43 · #D06F5D
Dusty Monsoon
#311FD6 · #B779E4 · #E54BDA · #E27CA9
Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9
Palette 863a6f
#863A6F · #975C8D · #D989B5 · #FFADBC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E279B0#E486B5#DB87B0#E27CA9#E07FBD#D989B5#EA86B6#D988B9#DC8BB7#D77BBA#E675AD#DA76B9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E080B1  ·  #E080B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E080B2?

#E080B2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 128, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E080B2?

#E080B2 is RGB 224, 128, 178 — HSL 329°, 61%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 21%, 12%.

What colors go with #E080B2?

Its complement is #80E0AE; analogous partners are #DF80E0 and #E08081. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E080B2 for text?

Black text on #E080B2 has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.