Palettes / Colors / #E387AA

#E387AA — Light Pink

#E387AA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #E387AA 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.

#E387AA 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 #87E3C0; it also sits naturally between #E387D8 and #E39287. 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 53% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 25% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E387AA

.text { color: #E387AA; }
.background { background-color: #E387AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E387AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 135, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 62%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E387AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 135, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E387AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 135, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E387AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E387AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #87E3C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E387AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E387AA

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 #E387AA 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 #E387AA 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

← #E387A9  ·  #E387AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E387AA?

#E387AA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 135, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E387AA?

#E387AA is RGB 227, 135, 170 — HSL 337°, 62%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 25%, 11%.

What colors go with #E387AA?

Its complement is #87E3C0; analogous partners are #E387D8 and #E39287. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E387AA for text?

Black text on #E387AA has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.