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#E288BE — Light Pink

#E288BE 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 #E288BE 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.

#E288BE 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 #88E2AC; it also sits naturally between #D988E2 and #E28891. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E288BE · RGB 226, 136, 190

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Color values

HEX#E288BE
RGB226, 136, 190
HSL324°, 61%, 71%
HSV324°, 40%, 89%
CMYK0%, 40%, 16%, 11%
XYZ49.46, 37.49, 53.35
Yxy37.49, 0.3525, 0.2672
CIE-Lab67.65, 41.63, -13.45
Hunter Lab61.23, 40.94, -12.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 53% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 16% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E288BE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E288BE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E288BE

.text { color: #E288BE; }
.background { background-color: #E288BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E288BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 136, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 61%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E288BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 136, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E288BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 136, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E288BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E288BE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E288BE

#DB6BAE#D553A1#CE3691#B52C7E#9C266D#7F1F59#631845#461131#2D0B1F#10040B

Tints of #E288BE

#E594C5#E79CC9#EAA9D0#ECB1D4#EFBDDB#F1C6E0#F4D2E6#F6DAEB#F9E6F2#FBEFF6

Tones of #E288BE

#DC8FBD#D695BC#CF9BBA#C8A2B9#C2A8B8#BCAEB6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #88E2AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.47:1 Fails
Against black text8.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #E288BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E288BE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E288BE: ·

How #E288BE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #BBBAB1Deuteranopia · #C0C7AETritanopia · #DEA7A4

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E288BE rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9
Vivid Voyage
#E486B5 · #DD65A1 · #CE3180 · #581336
Crystal Zephyr
#303FB4 · #A283CF · #D684DC · #DC8BB7
Palette Ffe4d6
#FFE4D6 · #FACBEA · #D988B9 · #B0578D
Palette Fceef5
#FCEEF5 · #F3BAD6 · #EA86B6 · #E05297

Similar colors

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

#E08EB9#E07FBD#E486B5#DC8BB7#D988B9#EA86B6#D989B5#E28DCA#D781BD#E88EB4#DB93BC#D78EC5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E288BD  ·  #E288BF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E288BE?

#E288BE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 136, 190). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E288BE?

#E288BE is RGB 226, 136, 190 — HSL 324°, 61%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 16%, 11%.

What colors go with #E288BE?

Its complement is #88E2AC; analogous partners are #D988E2 and #E28891. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E288BE for text?

Black text on #E288BE has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.