Palettes / Colors / #E09FEE

#E09FEE — Light Purple

#E09FEE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #E09FEE 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.

#E09FEE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEEEA0; it also sits naturally between #B9A0EE and #EEA0D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 62% · Blue 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E09FEE

.text { color: #E09FEE; }
.background { background-color: #E09FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E09FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 159, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 70%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E09FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 159, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E09FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 159, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E09FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E09FEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEEA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E09FEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E09FEE

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:

How #E09FEE 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 #E09FEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E09FEE?

#E09FEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 224, 159, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E09FEE?

#E09FEE is RGB 224, 159, 238 — HSL 289°, 70%, 78% — CMYK 6%, 33%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E09FEE?

Its complement is #AEEEA0; analogous partners are #B9A0EE and #EEA0D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E09FEE for text?

Black text on #E09FEE has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.