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#E892DB — Light Pink

#E892DB 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 #E892DB 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.

#E892DB 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 #92E89F; it also sits naturally between #CA92E8 and #E892B0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E892DB · RGB 232, 146, 219

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Color values

HEX#E892DB
RGB232, 146, 219
HSL309°, 65%, 74%
HSV309°, 37%, 91%
CMYK0%, 37%, 6%, 9%
XYZ56.34, 42.83, 72.31
Yxy42.83, 0.3286, 0.2497
CIE-Lab71.44, 43.13, -23.74
Hunter Lab65.44, 43.33, -24.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 57% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 6% · Key 9%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E892DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E892DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E892DB

.text { color: #E892DB; }
.background { background-color: #E892DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E892DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 146, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 65%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E892DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 146, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E892DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 146, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E892DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E892DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E892DB

#E274D1#DB57C7#D539BE#C229AB#A42391#871D77#69165D#4C1043#2E0A29#11040F

Tints of #E892DB

#EA9ADE#EBA2E0#EEAFE5#F0B7E7#F2C0EA#F3C8ED#F5D1F0#F8DDF4#FAE6F7#FBEEF9

Tones of #E892DB

#E298D7#DB9ED2#D5A4CE#CFAACA#C9B0C6#C3B7C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #92E89F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.20:1 Fails
Against black text9.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #E892DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E892DB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E892DB: ·

How #E892DB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C3C2C9Deuteranopia · #C8CEC5Tritanopia · #E4BBB8

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E892DB rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Garden
#EFB8E6 · #E594D8 · #CE64BD · #8C2C7C
Ruby Zephyr
#8E1EA2 · #C654C3 · #ED96D7 · #FFC0DE
Electric Horizon
#E198DD · #D16BCB · #C440BC · #40173D
Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40
Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Palette 9376e0
#9376E0 · #E893CF · #F3BCC8 · #F6FFA6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E594D8#ED96D7#E198DD#EF90E1#E59CDC#E893CF#EF95E5#ED9ED6#EE8EE8#D895DA#F09FD4#E59BE9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E892DA  ·  #E892DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E892DB?

#E892DB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 146, 219). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E892DB?

#E892DB is RGB 232, 146, 219 — HSL 309°, 65%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 6%, 9%.

What colors go with #E892DB?

Its complement is #92E89F; analogous partners are #CA92E8 and #E892B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E892DB for text?

Black text on #E892DB has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.