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#E486CA — Light Pink

#E486CA 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 #E486CA 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.

#E486CA 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 #86E4A1; it also sits naturally between #D086E4 and #E4869A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E486CA · RGB 228, 134, 202

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Color values

HEX#E486CA
RGB228, 134, 202
HSL317°, 64%, 71%
HSV317°, 41%, 89%
CMYK0%, 41%, 11%, 11%
XYZ51.18, 37.81, 60.48
Yxy37.81, 0.3424, 0.2530
CIE-Lab67.88, 45.23, -19.78
Hunter Lab61.49, 44.96, -19.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 53% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #E486CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E486CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E486CA

.text { color: #E486CA; }
.background { background-color: #E486CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E486CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 134, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 64%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E486CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 134, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E486CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 134, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E486CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E486CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E486CA

#DE68BD#D84FB2#D232A5#B8288F#9F237C#821C65#64164E#471037#2E0A24#11040D

Tints of #E486CA

#E792CF#E99BD3#ECA7D8#EEB0DC#F0BCE2#F2C4E5#F5D1EB#F7D9EE#F9E6F4#FBEEF8

Tones of #E486CA

#DE8CC7#D793C4#D09AC1#C9A1BE#C2A8BB#BCAEB8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86E4A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.45:1 Fails
Against black text8.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #E486CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E486CA

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 #E486CA: ·

How #E486CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BBBABADeuteranopia · #C1C8B6Tritanopia · #DFADAA

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E486CA rather than the exact color:

Radiant Dusk
#E28DCA · #D133A5 · #8D1B6D · #591747
Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F8E7F6 · #DD88CF · #4B164C
Palette 15173d
#15173D · #982598 · #E491C9 · #F1E9E9
Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Golden Voyage
#ECA2DF · #E77ED4 · #9C2186 · #601052
Palette 9376e0
#9376E0 · #E893CF · #F3BCC8 · #F6FFA6

Similar colors

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

#E28DCA#DD88CF#E491C9#DB8DD0#E77ED4#E893CF#E17BD4#E178C5#E07FBD#D991CA#D78EC5#DB7CD3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E486C9  ·  #E486CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E486CA?

#E486CA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 134, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E486CA?

#E486CA is RGB 228, 134, 202 — HSL 317°, 64%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 11%, 11%.

What colors go with #E486CA?

Its complement is #86E4A1; analogous partners are #D086E4 and #E4869A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E486CA for text?

Black text on #E486CA has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.