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#E08FC7 — Light Pink

#E08FC7 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #E08FC7 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.

#E08FC7 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8FE0A9; it also sits naturally between #D18FE0 and #E08F9E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E08FC7 · RGB 224, 143, 199

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Color values

HEX#E08FC7
RGB224, 143, 199
HSL319°, 57%, 72%
HSV319°, 36%, 88%
CMYK0%, 36%, 11%, 12%
XYZ50.87, 39.62, 59.00
Yxy39.62, 0.3403, 0.2650
CIE-Lab69.19, 38.74, -16.16
Hunter Lab62.94, 38.08, -15.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 56% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 11% · Key 12%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E08FC7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E08FC7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E08FC7

.text { color: #E08FC7; }
.background { background-color: #E08FC7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E08FC7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 143, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 57%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E08FC7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 143, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E08FC7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 143, 199, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E08FC7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E08FC7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E08FC7

#D973B8#D157AA#CA3F9E#B4318B#982A75#7C2260#601A4A#481437#2C0C22#10040C

Tints of #E08FC7

#E297CB#E6A3D1#E8ABD5#EBB7DB#EDBFDF#F0C7E3#F3D3E9#F5DBED#F8E7F3#FBEFF7

Tones of #E08FC7

#DB95C4#D59AC2#CFA0C0#C9A6BE#C3ACBC#BDB2BA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FE0A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.35:1 Fails
Against black text8.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #E08FC7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E08FC7

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 #E08FC7: ·

How #E08FC7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBCB9Deuteranopia · #C2C8B6Tritanopia · #DCAFAC

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E08FC7 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Dusk
#E28DCA · #D133A5 · #8D1B6D · #591747
Palette 15173d
#15173D · #982598 · #E491C9 · #F1E9E9
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Vintage Ruby Saffron
#E3B0D6 · #D78EC5 · #732B61 · #4D1940
Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F8E7F6 · #DD88CF · #4B164C

Similar colors

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

#E28DCA#E491C9#D991CA#D78EC5#DB8DD0#DD88CF#E893CF#DB93BC#E08EB9#DC8BB7#D988B9#D291BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E08FC6  ·  #E08FC8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E08FC7?

#E08FC7 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 143, 199). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E08FC7?

#E08FC7 is RGB 224, 143, 199 — HSL 319°, 57%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 11%, 12%.

What colors go with #E08FC7?

Its complement is #8FE0A9; analogous partners are #D18FE0 and #E08F9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E08FC7 for text?

Black text on #E08FC7 has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.