Palettes / Colors / #E79DCD

#E79DCD — Light Pink

#E79DCD 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 #E79DCD 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.

#E79DCD 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 #9CE7B7; it also sits naturally between #DC9CE7 and #E79CA8. 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 91% · Green 62% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 11% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E79DCD

.text { color: #E79DCD; }
.background { background-color: #E79DCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E79DCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 157, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 61%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E79DCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 157, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E79DCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 157, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E79DCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E79DCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CE7B7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E79DCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E79DCD

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 #E79DCD 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 #E79DCD 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

← #E79DCC  ·  #E79DCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E79DCD?

#E79DCD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 157, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E79DCD?

#E79DCD is RGB 231, 157, 205 — HSL 321°, 61%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 11%, 9%.

What colors go with #E79DCD?

Its complement is #9CE7B7; analogous partners are #DC9CE7 and #E79CA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E79DCD for text?

Black text on #E79DCD has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.