Palettes / Colors / #E56CCC

#E56CCC — Light Pink

#E56CCC 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 #E56CCC 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.

#E56CCC 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 #6CE584; it also sits naturally between #C16CE5 and #E56C90. 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 90% · Green 42% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 11% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E56CCC

.text { color: #E56CCC; }
.background { background-color: #E56CCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E56CCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 108, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 70%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E56CCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 108, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E56CCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 108, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E56CCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E56CCC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6CE584:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E56CCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E56CCC

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 #E56CCC 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 #E56CCC 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

← #E56CCB  ·  #E56CCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E56CCC?

#E56CCC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 108, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E56CCC?

#E56CCC is RGB 229, 108, 204 — HSL 312°, 70%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 11%, 10%.

What colors go with #E56CCC?

Its complement is #6CE584; analogous partners are #C16CE5 and #E56C90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E56CCC for text?

Black text on #E56CCC has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.