Palettes / Colors / #E59CDC

#E59CDC — Light Pink

#E59CDC is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#E59CDC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9AE4A3; it also sits naturally between #C89AE4 and #E49AB7. 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 61% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 4% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E59CDC

.text { color: #E59CDC; }
.background { background-color: #E59CDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E59CDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 156, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 58%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E59CDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 156, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E59CDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 156, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E59CDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E59CDC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AE4A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E59CDC: #000000.

How #E59CDC 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 #E59CDC

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E59CDC 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

← #E59CDB  ·  #E59CDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E59CDC?

#E59CDC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 229, 156, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E59CDC?

#E59CDC is RGB 229, 156, 220 — HSL 307°, 58%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 4%, 10%.

What colors go with #E59CDC?

Its complement is #9AE4A3; analogous partners are #C89AE4 and #E49AB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E59CDC for text?

Black text on #E59CDC has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.