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#E080B3 — Light Pink

#E080B3 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 #E080B3 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.

#E080B3 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 #80E0AD; it also sits naturally between #DD80E0 and #E08083. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E080B3 · RGB 224, 128, 179

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Color values

HEX#E080B3
RGB224, 128, 179
HSL328°, 61%, 69%
HSV328°, 43%, 88%
CMYK0%, 43%, 20%, 12%
XYZ46.60, 34.54, 46.86
Yxy34.54, 0.3640, 0.2699
CIE-Lab65.39, 43.44, -10.67
Hunter Lab58.77, 42.48, -9.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 50% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 20% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E080B3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E080B3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E080B3

.text { color: #E080B3; }
.background { background-color: #E080B3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E080B3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 61%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E080B3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E080B3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E080B3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E080B3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E080B3

#DA67A4#D34A93#CD3285#B12B72#982562#7B1E50#631840#46112D#2D0B1D#10040B

Tints of #E080B3

#E38CBB#E594BF#E8A1C7#EBADCE#EEB9D5#F0C1DA#F3CEE2#F6DAE9#F8E2EE#FBEFF5

Tones of #E080B3

#D987B3#D38DB2#CC94B2#C59BB1#BDA3B1#B7A9B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80E0AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.66:1 Fails
Against black text7.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #E080B3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E080B3

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 #E080B3: ·

How #E080B3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B6A7Deuteranopia · #BCC3A4Tritanopia · #DB9D9B

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 #E080B3 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#E486B5#E279B0#DB87B0#E07FBD#E27CA9#D989B5#EA86B6#D988B9#DC8BB7#D77BBA#DA76B9#D781BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E080B2  ·  #E080B4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E080B3?

#E080B3 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 128, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E080B3?

#E080B3 is RGB 224, 128, 179 — HSL 328°, 61%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 20%, 12%.

What colors go with #E080B3?

Its complement is #80E0AD; analogous partners are #DD80E0 and #E08083. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E080B3 for text?

Black text on #E080B3 has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.