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#E392CD — Light Pink

#E392CD 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 #E392CD 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.

#E392CD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #92E3A7; it also sits naturally between #D092E3 and #E392A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E392CD · RGB 227, 146, 205

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Color values

HEX#E392CD
RGB227, 146, 205
HSL316°, 59%, 73%
HSV316°, 36%, 89%
CMYK0%, 36%, 10%, 11%
XYZ52.98, 41.30, 62.94
Yxy41.30, 0.3370, 0.2627
CIE-Lab70.38, 39.14, -17.66
Hunter Lab64.26, 38.73, -17.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 57% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E392CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E392CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E392CD

.text { color: #E392CD; }
.background { background-color: #E392CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E392CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 146, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(316, 59%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E392CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 146, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E392CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 146, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E392CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E392CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E392CD

#DB75C0#D459B3#CD3CA6#B62F92#9E297F#822168#651A51#49133B#2D0C24#10040D

Tints of #E392CD

#E59AD1#E8A6D6#EAAEDA#ECB6DE#EFC2E3#F1CAE7#F3D2EB#F6DBEE#F9E7F4#FBEFF8

Tones of #E392CD

#DD97CB#D79DC8#D2A3C5#CBA9C2#C6AEC0#C0B5BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92E3A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.27:1 Fails
Against black text9.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #E392CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E392CD

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 #E392CD: ·

How #E392CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0BFBFDeuteranopia · #C5CBBBTritanopia · #DFB3B1

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 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E392CD rather than the exact color:

Palette 15173d
#15173D · #982598 · #E491C9 · #F1E9E9
Palette 9376e0
#9376E0 · #E893CF · #F3BCC8 · #F6FFA6
Radiant Dusk
#E28DCA · #D133A5 · #8D1B6D · #591747
Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Lucky Ruby Canyon
#AB53C6 · #D991CA · #B53B63 · #C65949
Scarlet Ruby Garden
#EFB8E6 · #E594D8 · #CE64BD · #8C2C7C

Similar colors

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

#E491C9#E893CF#E28DCA#DB8DD0#D991CA#E594D8#DD88CF#F097CA#ED96D7#D78EC5#E9A1D2#EE99C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E392CC  ·  #E392CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E392CD?

#E392CD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 146, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E392CD?

#E392CD is RGB 227, 146, 205 — HSL 316°, 59%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 10%, 11%.

What colors go with #E392CD?

Its complement is #92E3A7; analogous partners are #D092E3 and #E392A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E392CD for text?

Black text on #E392CD has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.