Palettes / Colors / #E283DA

#E283DA — Light Pink

#E283DA 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 #E283DA 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.

#E283DA 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 #83E28B; it also sits naturally between #BA83E2 and #E283AB. 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 51% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 4% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E283DA

.text { color: #E283DA; }
.background { background-color: #E283DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E283DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 131, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 62%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E283DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 131, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E283DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 131, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E283DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E283DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E283DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #83E28B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E283DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E283DA

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 #E283DA 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 #E283DA 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

← #E283D9  ·  #E283DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E283DA?

#E283DA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 131, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E283DA?

#E283DA is RGB 226, 131, 218 — HSL 305°, 62%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 4%, 11%.

What colors go with #E283DA?

Its complement is #83E28B; analogous partners are #BA83E2 and #E283AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E283DA for text?

Black text on #E283DA has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.