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#E375EC — Light Pink

#E375EC 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 #E375EC 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.

#E375EC 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 #7EEC74; it also sits naturally between #A674EC and #EC74BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E375EC · RGB 227, 117, 236

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Color values

HEX#E375EC
RGB227, 117, 236
HSL295°, 76%, 69%
HSV295°, 50%, 93%
CMYK4%, 50%, 0%, 7%
XYZ53.18, 35.11, 83.33
Yxy35.11, 0.3099, 0.2046
CIE-Lab65.83, 59.28, -41.85
Hunter Lab59.25, 60.62, -46.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 46% · Blue 93%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E375EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E375EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E375EC

.text { color: #E375EC; }
.background { background-color: #E375EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E375EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 117, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 76%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E375EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 117, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E375EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 117, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E375EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E375EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E375EC

#DC59E8#D63AE4#D01FE0#B31AC1#9A17A6#7D1287#640F6C#470A4C#2E0731#110212

Tints of #E375EC

#E581EE#E78AEF#E998F1#ECA5F3#EFB3F5#F1BCF6#F4C9F8#F7D7F9#F8E0FB#FBEDFD

Tones of #E375EC

#DB7DE3#D485DB#CC8ED2#C696CA#BE9FC1#B7A7B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EEC74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.62:1 Fails
Against black text8.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #E375EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E375EC

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 #E375EC: ·

How #E375EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B3B2CFDeuteranopia · #BAC2C8Tritanopia · #DDB8B3

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E375EC rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Canyon
#7B118F · #E173EE · #38D619 · #CDF5CA
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Honey Ruby Bloom
#B221A1 · #E072E5 · #66E375 · #A2E69D
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16

Similar colors

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

#E173EE#E57AEB#E072E5#E26EE5#D777EA#D770EF#E57FE3#D577E9#D86CE6#DD7BDF#D276EC#DD85F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E375EB  ·  #E375ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E375EC?

#E375EC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 117, 236). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E375EC?

#E375EC is RGB 227, 117, 236 — HSL 295°, 76%, 69% — CMYK 4%, 50%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E375EC?

Its complement is #7EEC74; analogous partners are #A674EC and #EC74BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E375EC for text?

Black text on #E375EC has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.