Palettes / Colors / #E49FEE
#E49FEE — Light Pink
#E49FEE 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 #E49FEE 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.
#E49FEE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AAEEA0; it also sits naturally between #BCA0EE and #EEA0D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E49FEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 159, 238 |
| HSL | 292°, 70%, 78% |
| HSV | 292°, 33%, 93% |
| CMYK | 4%, 33%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.83, 47.46, 86.90 |
| Yxy | 47.46, 0.3081, 0.2444 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.49, 38.48, -29.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.89, 38.73, -31.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 62% · Blue 93%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E49FEE
.text { color: #E49FEE; }
.background { background-color: #E49FEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E49FEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 159, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 70%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E49FEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 159, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E49FEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 159, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E49FEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E49FEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAEEA0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.00:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E49FEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E49FEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E49FEE: ·
How #E49FEE 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 #E49FEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E49FEE?
#E49FEE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 228, 159, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E49FEE?
#E49FEE is RGB 228, 159, 238 — HSL 292°, 70%, 78% — CMYK 4%, 33%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #E49FEE?
Its complement is #AAEEA0; analogous partners are #BCA0EE and #EEA0D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E49FEE for text?
Black text on #E49FEE has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.