Palettes / Colors / #E080E4
#E080E4 — Light Pink
#E080E4 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #E080E4 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.
#E080E4 is a cool 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 #84E481; it also sits naturally between #AF81E4 and #E481B6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E080E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 224, 128, 228 |
| HSL | 298°, 65%, 70% |
| HSV | 298°, 44%, 89% |
| CMYK | 2%, 44%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 52.46, 36.89, 77.75 |
| Yxy | 36.89, 0.3140, 0.2207 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.19, 51.56, -35.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.73, 51.96, -38.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 88% · Green 50% · Blue 89%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E080E4
.text { color: #E080E4; }
.background { background-color: #E080E4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E080E4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 65%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E080E4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E080E4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E080E4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E080E4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E080E4
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Tones of #E080E4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #84E481:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E080E4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E080E4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E080E4: ·
How #E080E4 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 #E080E4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E080E4?
#E080E4 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 128, 228). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E080E4?
#E080E4 is RGB 224, 128, 228 — HSL 298°, 65%, 70% — CMYK 2%, 44%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #E080E4?
Its complement is #84E481; analogous partners are #AF81E4 and #E481B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E080E4 for text?
Black text on #E080E4 has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.