Palettes / Colors / #E698EA

#E698EA — Light Pink

#E698EA 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 #E698EA 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.

#E698EA is a cool 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 #9DEA99; it also sits naturally between #BE99EA and #EA99C6. 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 92%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E698EA

.text { color: #E698EA; }
.background { background-color: #E698EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E698EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 152, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 66%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E698EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 152, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E698EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 152, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E698EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E698EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DEA99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E698EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E698EA

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 #E698EA 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 #E698EA 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

← #E698E9  ·  #E698EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E698EA?

#E698EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 230, 152, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E698EA?

#E698EA is RGB 230, 152, 234 — HSL 297°, 66%, 76% — CMYK 2%, 35%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E698EA?

Its complement is #9DEA99; analogous partners are #BE99EA and #EA99C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E698EA for text?

Black text on #E698EA has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.