Palettes / Colors / #E2B2EB

#E2B2EB — Light Pink

#E2B2EB 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 #E2B2EB 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.

#E2B2EB 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 #BBEBB2; it also sits naturally between #C6B2EB and #EBB2D7. 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 70% · Blue 92%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2B2EB

.text { color: #E2B2EB; }
.background { background-color: #E2B2EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2B2EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 178, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2B2EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 178, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2B2EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 178, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2B2EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2B2EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBEBB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2B2EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2B2EB

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 #E2B2EB 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 #E2B2EB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2B2EB?

#E2B2EB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 178, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2B2EB?

#E2B2EB is RGB 226, 178, 235 — HSL 291°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 4%, 24%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E2B2EB?

Its complement is #BBEBB2; analogous partners are #C6B2EB and #EBB2D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2B2EB for text?

Black text on #E2B2EB has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.