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#E293ED — Light Pink

#E293ED 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 #E293ED 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.

#E293ED 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 #9DED92; it also sits naturally between #B592ED and #ED92CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E293ED · RGB 226, 147, 237

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Color values

HEX#E293ED
RGB226, 147, 237
HSL293°, 71%, 75%
HSV293°, 38%, 93%
CMYK5%, 38%, 0%, 7%
XYZ57.08, 43.15, 85.44
Yxy43.15, 0.3074, 0.2324
CIE-Lab71.66, 44.02, -33.34
Hunter Lab65.69, 44.36, -36.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 58% · Blue 93%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E293ED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E293ED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E293ED

.text { color: #E293ED; }
.background { background-color: #E293ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E293ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 147, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 71%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E293ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 147, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E293ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 147, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E293ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E293ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E293ED

#DA73E7#D255E2#CA36DD#B923CD#9E1EAE#7E188C#62126D#470D4E#2B0830#100311

Tints of #E293ED

#E49BEE#E7A3EF#E9ACF1#EBB5F2#EFC2F5#F1CBF6#F3D3F8#F6DCF9#F8E5FB#FAEEFC

Tones of #E293ED

#DD98E6#D89FE0#D3A5D9#CEACD2#C9B3CC#C4B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DED92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.18:1 Fails
Against black text9.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #E293ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E293ED

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 #E293ED: ·

How #E293ED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0BFD7Deuteranopia · #C4CAD2Tritanopia · #DEC6C2

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E293ED rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6

Similar colors

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

#E59BE9#EB98EB#D78FEE#EE8EE8#EA9EE9#EC9EEF#E99DF6#DD85F0#EF95E5#EB92FB#E198DD#DC84F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E293EC  ·  #E293EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E293ED?

#E293ED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 147, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E293ED?

#E293ED is RGB 226, 147, 237 — HSL 293°, 71%, 75% — CMYK 5%, 38%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E293ED?

Its complement is #9DED92; analogous partners are #B592ED and #ED92CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E293ED for text?

Black text on #E293ED has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.