Palettes / Colors / #E080EB
#E080EB — Light Pink
#E080EB 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 #E080EB 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.
#E080EB 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 #8AEB7F; it also sits naturally between #AA7FEB and #EB7FC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E080EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 224, 128, 235 |
| HSL | 294°, 73%, 71% |
| HSV | 294°, 46%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 46%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 53.46, 37.28, 82.98 |
| Yxy | 37.28, 0.3077, 0.2146 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.49, 52.85, -38.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.06, 53.51, -42.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 88% · Green 50% · Blue 92%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E080EB
.text { color: #E080EB; }
.background { background-color: #E080EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E080EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 73%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E080EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E080EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E080EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E080EB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8AEB7F:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E080EB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E080EB
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 #E080EB: ·
How #E080EB 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 #E080EB 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 #E080EB?
#E080EB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 128, 235). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E080EB?
#E080EB is RGB 224, 128, 235 — HSL 294°, 73%, 71% — CMYK 5%, 46%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #E080EB?
Its complement is #8AEB7F; analogous partners are #AA7FEB and #EB7FC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E080EB for text?
Black text on #E080EB has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.