Palettes / Colors / #E0AAFF

#E0AAFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#E0AAFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#E0AAFF 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 #C8FFA8; it also sits naturally between #B4A8FF and #FFA8F3. 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 67% · Blue 100%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #E0AAFF

.text { color: #E0AAFF; }
.background { background-color: #E0AAFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E0AAFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 170, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E0AAFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 170, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E0AAFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 170, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E0AAFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E0AAFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E0AAFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8FFA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E0AAFF: #000000.

How #E0AAFF 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 #E0AAFF

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 #E0AAFF?

#E0AAFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 224, 170, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E0AAFF?

#E0AAFF is RGB 224, 170, 255 — HSL 278°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 12%, 33%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #E0AAFF?

Its complement is #C8FFA8; analogous partners are #B4A8FF and #FFA8F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E0AAFF for text?

Black text on #E0AAFF has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.