Palettes / Colors / #E271EB

#E271EB — Light Pink

#E271EB 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 #E271EB 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.

#E271EB 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 #78EB70; it also sits naturally between #A570EB and #EB70B6. 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 89% · Green 44% · Blue 92%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E271EB

.text { color: #E271EB; }
.background { background-color: #E271EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E271EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 113, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 75%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E271EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 113, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E271EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 113, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E271EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E271EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E271EB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78EB70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E271EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E271EB

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 #E271EB 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 #E271EB 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 #E271EB?

#E271EB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 113, 235). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E271EB?

#E271EB is RGB 226, 113, 235 — HSL 296°, 75%, 68% — CMYK 4%, 52%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E271EB?

Its complement is #78EB70; analogous partners are #A570EB and #EB70B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E271EB for text?

Black text on #E271EB has a contrast ratio of 7.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.