Palettes / Colors / #E698BF

#E698BF — Light Pink

#E698BF 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 #E698BF 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.

#E698BF 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 #98E6BF; it also sits naturally between #E698E6 and #E69898. 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 60% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 17% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E698BF

.text { color: #E698BF; }
.background { background-color: #E698BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E698BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 152, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 61%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E698BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 152, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E698BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 152, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E698BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E698BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98E6BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E698BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E698BF

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 #E698BF 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 #E698BF 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

← #E698BE  ·  #E698C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E698BF?

#E698BF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 230, 152, 191). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E698BF?

#E698BF is RGB 230, 152, 191 — HSL 330°, 61%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 17%, 10%.

What colors go with #E698BF?

Its complement is #98E6BF; analogous partners are #E698E6 and #E69898. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E698BF for text?

Black text on #E698BF has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.