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#E080CA — Light Pink

#E080CA 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 #E080CA 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.

#E080CA 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 #80E096; it also sits naturally between #C680E0 and #E08099. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E080CA · RGB 224, 128, 202

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Color values

HEX#E080CA
RGB224, 128, 202
HSL314°, 61%, 69%
HSV314°, 43%, 88%
CMYK0%, 43%, 10%, 12%
XYZ49.12, 35.55, 60.15
Yxy35.55, 0.3392, 0.2455
CIE-Lab66.17, 47.05, -22.42
Hunter Lab59.62, 46.63, -22.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 50% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 10% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E080CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E080CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E080CA

.text { color: #E080CA; }
.background { background-color: #E080CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E080CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 61%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E080CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E080CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E080CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E080CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E080CA

#DA67BF#D34AB3#CD32A9#B12B91#98257D#7B1E65#631851#461139#2D0B25#10040E

Tints of #E080CA

#E38CCF#E594D2#E8A1D7#EBADDD#EEB9E2#F0C1E5#F3CEEA#F6DAF0#F8E2F3#FBEFF8

Tones of #E080CA

#D987C6#D38DC3#CC94BF#C59BBB#BDA3B7#B7A9B4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80E096:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.59:1 Fails
Against black text8.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #E080CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E080CA

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 #E080CA: ·

How #E080CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B6B8Deuteranopia · #BCC3B4Tritanopia · #DBAAA7

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E080CA rather than the exact color:

Palette E178c5
#E178C5 · #FF8E8F · #FFB38E · #FFFDCB
Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F8E7F6 · #DD88CF · #4B164C
Rustic Ruby Mosaic
#A22FAB · #DB7CD3 · #40C436 · #D1EBC8
Vintage Ruby Opal
#2391B7 · #5361CC · #B98EE4 · #E17BD4
Golden Voyage
#ECA2DF · #E77ED4 · #9C2186 · #601052
Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9

Similar colors

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

#E178C5#DD88CF#DB7CD3#E17BD4#E77ED4#E07FBD#E28DCA#D875C7#D57AC3#DA81D7#DB8DD0#D781BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E080C9  ·  #E080CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E080CA?

#E080CA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 128, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E080CA?

#E080CA is RGB 224, 128, 202 — HSL 314°, 61%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 10%, 12%.

What colors go with #E080CA?

Its complement is #80E096; analogous partners are #C680E0 and #E08099. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E080CA for text?

Black text on #E080CA has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.