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#E080C3 — Light Pink

#E080C3 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #E080C3 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.

#E080C3 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 #80E09D; it also sits naturally between #CD80E0 and #E08093. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E080C3 · RGB 224, 128, 195

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Color values

HEX#E080C3
RGB224, 128, 195
HSL318°, 61%, 69%
HSV318°, 43%, 88%
CMYK0%, 43%, 13%, 12%
XYZ48.31, 35.23, 55.88
Yxy35.23, 0.3465, 0.2527
CIE-Lab65.92, 45.91, -18.88
Hunter Lab59.35, 45.31, -18.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 50% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 13% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E080C3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E080C3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E080C3

.text { color: #E080C3; }
.background { background-color: #E080C3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E080C3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 61%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E080C3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E080C3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E080C3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E080C3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E080C3

#DA67B8#D34AAA#CD329F#B12B88#982575#7B1E5F#63184C#461136#2D0B23#10040D

Tints of #E080C3

#E38CC9#E594CD#E8A1D3#EBADD8#EEB9DE#F0C1E2#F3CEE8#F6DAEE#F8E2F2#FBEFF7

Tones of #E080C3

#D987C0#D38DBE#CC94BB#C59BB8#BDA3B5#B7A9B3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80E09D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.61:1 Fails
Against black text8.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #E080C3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E080C3

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 #E080C3: ·

How #E080C3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B6B3Deuteranopia · #BCC3AFTritanopia · #DBA6A3

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 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E080C3 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9
Palette E178c5
#E178C5 · #FF8E8F · #FFB38E · #FFFDCB
Modern Ruby Orchard
#603E8E · #BC5ACC · #D781BD · #B23555
Electric Ruby Breeze
#732576 · #D57AC3 · #4BC547 · #D8EDD2
Tender Meadow
#3E278D · #A437C6 · #D978BC · #E7A8B2
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79

Similar colors

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

#E07FBD#E178C5#D781BD#D57AC3#D978BC#D77BBA#D875C7#D988B9#DD88CF#E28DCA#DA76B9#E486B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E080C2  ·  #E080C4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E080C3?

#E080C3 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 128, 195). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E080C3?

#E080C3 is RGB 224, 128, 195 — HSL 318°, 61%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 13%, 12%.

What colors go with #E080C3?

Its complement is #80E09D; analogous partners are #CD80E0 and #E08093. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E080C3 for text?

Black text on #E080C3 has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.