Palettes / Colors / #E68FCA

#E68FCA — Light Pink

#E68FCA 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 #E68FCA 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.

#E68FCA 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 #8EE6AA; it also sits naturally between #D68EE6 and #E68E9E. 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 56% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 12% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E68FCA

.text { color: #E68FCA; }
.background { background-color: #E68FCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E68FCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 143, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 64%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E68FCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 143, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E68FCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 143, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E68FCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E68FCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EE6AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E68FCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E68FCA

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 #E68FCA 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 #E68FCA 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

← #E68FC9  ·  #E68FCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E68FCA?

#E68FCA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 230, 143, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E68FCA?

#E68FCA is RGB 230, 143, 202 — HSL 319°, 64%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 12%, 10%.

What colors go with #E68FCA?

Its complement is #8EE6AA; analogous partners are #D68EE6 and #E68E9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E68FCA for text?

Black text on #E68FCA has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.