Palettes / Colors / #E693DB

#E693DB — Light Pink

#E693DB 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 #E693DB 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.

#E693DB 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 #94E69F; it also sits naturally between #C894E6 and #E694B2. 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 58% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 5% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E693DB

.text { color: #E693DB; }
.background { background-color: #E693DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E693DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 147, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 62%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E693DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 147, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E693DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 147, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E693DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E693DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94E69F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E693DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E693DB

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 #E693DB 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 #E693DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E693DB?

#E693DB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 230, 147, 219). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E693DB?

#E693DB is RGB 230, 147, 219 — HSL 308°, 62%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 5%, 10%.

What colors go with #E693DB?

Its complement is #94E69F; analogous partners are #C894E6 and #E694B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E693DB for text?

Black text on #E693DB has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.