Palettes / Colors / #E09FED
#E09FED — Light Pink
#E09FED 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 #E09FED 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.
#E09FED is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ADEDA1; it also sits naturally between #BAA1ED and #EDA1D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E09FED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 224, 159, 237 |
| HSL | 290°, 68%, 78% |
| HSV | 290°, 33%, 93% |
| CMYK | 5%, 33%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.42, 46.76, 86.07 |
| Yxy | 46.76, 0.3055, 0.2445 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.03, 37.05, -29.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.38, 37.08, -31.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 88% · Green 62% · Blue 93%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E09FED
.text { color: #E09FED; }
.background { background-color: #E09FED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E09FED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 159, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 68%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E09FED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 159, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E09FED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 159, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E09FED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E09FED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADEDA1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.03:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E09FED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E09FED
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 #E09FED: ·
How #E09FED 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 #E09FED 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 #E09FED?
#E09FED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 224, 159, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E09FED?
#E09FED is RGB 224, 159, 237 — HSL 290°, 68%, 78% — CMYK 5%, 33%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #E09FED?
Its complement is #ADEDA1; analogous partners are #BAA1ED and #EDA1D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E09FED for text?
Black text on #E09FED has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.