Palettes / Colors / #E27EDD

#E27EDD — Light Pink

#E27EDD is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #E27EDD 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.

#E27EDD is a warm-leaning 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 #7EE283; it also sits naturally between #B57EE2 and #E27EAB. 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 49% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 2% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E27EDD

.text { color: #E27EDD; }
.background { background-color: #E27EDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E27EDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 126, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 63%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E27EDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 126, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E27EDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 126, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E27EDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E27EDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E27EDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EE283:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E27EDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E27EDD

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 #E27EDD 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 #E27EDD 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

← #E27EDC  ·  #E27EDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E27EDD?

#E27EDD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 126, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E27EDD?

#E27EDD is RGB 226, 126, 221 — HSL 303°, 63%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 2%, 11%.

What colors go with #E27EDD?

Its complement is #7EE283; analogous partners are #B57EE2 and #E27EAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E27EDD for text?

Black text on #E27EDD has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.