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#E397EC — Light Pink

#E397EC 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 #E397EC 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.

#E397EC 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 #A0EC98; it also sits naturally between #B998EC and #EC98CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E397EC · RGB 227, 151, 236

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Color values

HEX#E397EC
RGB227, 151, 236
HSL294°, 69%, 76%
HSV294°, 36%, 93%
CMYK4%, 36%, 0%, 7%
XYZ57.89, 44.52, 84.90
Yxy44.52, 0.3090, 0.2377
CIE-Lab72.57, 42.03, -31.37
Hunter Lab66.72, 42.32, -33.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 59% · Blue 93%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E397EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E397EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E397EC

.text { color: #E397EC; }
.background { background-color: #E397EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E397EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 151, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 69%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E397EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 151, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E397EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 151, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E397EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E397EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E397EC

#DC79E6#D45BE1#CA39DB#BA25CB#9E20AC#831A8E#671570#470E4E#2C092F#100311

Tints of #E397EC

#E6A0EE#E8A9EF#EAB1F1#EDBAF2#EFC3F4#F1CBF6#F4D4F7#F6DDF9#F8E5FA#FAEEFC

Tones of #E397EC

#DF9EE6#DAA4E0#D5AADA#D0AFD4#CCB6CE#C7BCC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0EC98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.12:1 Fails
Against black text9.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #E397EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E397EC

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 #E397EC: ·

How #E397EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C1D7Deuteranopia · #C7CCD3Tritanopia · #DFC7C4

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 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E397EC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Hidden Voyage
#12BDA3 · #2283EA · #7559EF · #E99DF6
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5

Similar colors

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

#E59BE9#EB98EB#EA9EE9#EC9EEF#E99DF6#EF95E5#D78FEE#EE8EE8#EEA1ED#E198DD#E7A5F2#E7A4E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E397EB  ·  #E397ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E397EC?

#E397EC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 227, 151, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E397EC?

#E397EC is RGB 227, 151, 236 — HSL 294°, 69%, 76% — CMYK 4%, 36%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E397EC?

Its complement is #A0EC98; analogous partners are #B998EC and #EC98CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E397EC for text?

Black text on #E397EC has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.