Palettes / Colors / #E466EA

#E466EA — Light Pink

#E466EA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #E466EA 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.

#E466EA 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 #6DEA66; it also sits naturally between #A266EA and #EA66AF. 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 40% · Blue 92%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E466EA

.text { color: #E466EA; }
.background { background-color: #E466EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E466EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 102, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 76%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E466EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 102, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E466EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 102, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E466EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E466EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DEA66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E466EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E466EA

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 #E466EA 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 #E466EA 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 #E466EA?

#E466EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 102, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E466EA?

#E466EA is RGB 228, 102, 234 — HSL 297°, 76%, 66% — CMYK 3%, 56%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E466EA?

Its complement is #6DEA66; analogous partners are #A266EA and #EA66AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E466EA for text?

Black text on #E466EA has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.