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#E2B2EA — Light Pink

#E2B2EA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #E2B2EA 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.

#E2B2EA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BBEAB3; it also sits naturally between #C6B3EA and #EAB3D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2B2EA · RGB 226, 178, 234

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Color values

HEX#E2B2EA
RGB226, 178, 234
HSL291°, 57%, 81%
HSV291°, 24%, 92%
CMYK3%, 24%, 0%, 8%
XYZ62.14, 53.95, 84.98
Yxy53.95, 0.3090, 0.2683
CIE-Lab78.43, 26.91, -21.33
Hunter Lab73.45, 26.81, -21.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 70% · Blue 92%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2B2EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2B2EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2B2EA

.text { color: #E2B2EA; }
.background { background-color: #E2B2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2B2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 178, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 57%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2B2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 178, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2B2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 178, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2B2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2B2EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2B2EA

#D693E1#CB77DA#BF57D1#B237C8#992FAC#7D268C#601E6C#44154C#2B0D30#0E0410

Tints of #E2B2EA

#E5BBEC#E6BFED#EAC7F0#EBCBF1#EED3F3#F0D7F4#F3DFF6#F4E3F7#F7EBFA#F9EFFB

Tones of #E2B2EA

#DFB7E6#DCBBE2#DABFDF#D7C3DA#D4C7D6#D1CBD2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBEAB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.78:1 Fails
Against black text11.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2B2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2B2EA

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 #E2B2EA: ·

How #E2B2EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCDDCDeuteranopia · #D0D4D9Tritanopia · #E0D2CF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2B2EA rather than the exact color:

Palette F7e8f6
#F7E8F6 · #F1C6E7 · #E5B0EA · #BD83CE
Gentle Ruby Summit
#BAEFC2 · #BAECEF · #ABADEF · #E5AFEC
Golden Ruby Marble
#4DC121 · #8EE771 · #9A22C8 · #DCB1EC
Palette 433878
#433878 · #7E60BF · #E4B1F0 · #FFE1FF
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Lucky Terrace
#9526B2 · #AD9125 · #4FD9BD · #E0AFE4

Similar colors

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

#E5B0EA#E5AFEC#DCB1EC#E4B1F0#E0AEEF#E0AFE4#E9B1E7#DCB4E5#EAB2E9#E7B7E5#E2BBE9#E5B7F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2B2E9  ·  #E2B2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2B2EA?

#E2B2EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 178, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2B2EA?

#E2B2EA is RGB 226, 178, 234 — HSL 291°, 57%, 81% — CMYK 3%, 24%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E2B2EA?

Its complement is #BBEAB3; analogous partners are #C6B3EA and #EAB3D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2B2EA for text?

Black text on #E2B2EA has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.