Palettes / Colors / #E893E5

#E893E5 — Light Pink

#E893E5 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 #E893E5 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.

#E893E5 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 #92E894; it also sits naturally between #C092E8 and #E892BA. 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 58% · Blue 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 1% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E893E5

.text { color: #E893E5; }
.background { background-color: #E893E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E893E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 147, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 65%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E893E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 147, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E893E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 147, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E893E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E893E5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E893E5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92E894:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E893E5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E893E5

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 #E893E5 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 #E893E5 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

← #E893E4  ·  #E893E6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E893E5?

#E893E5 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 147, 229). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E893E5?

#E893E5 is RGB 232, 147, 229 — HSL 302°, 65%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 1%, 9%.

What colors go with #E893E5?

Its complement is #92E894; analogous partners are #C092E8 and #E892BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E893E5 for text?

Black text on #E893E5 has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.