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#E893EA — Light Pink

#E893EA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #E893EA 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.

#E893EA 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 #96EA95; it also sits naturally between #BE95EA and #EA95C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E893EA · RGB 232, 147, 234

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Color values

HEX#E893EA
RGB232, 147, 234
HSL299°, 67%, 75%
HSV299°, 37%, 92%
CMYK1%, 37%, 0%, 8%
XYZ58.56, 43.96, 83.24
Yxy43.96, 0.3153, 0.2367
CIE-Lab72.20, 45.28, -30.80
Hunter Lab66.31, 45.88, -32.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 58% · Blue 92%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E893EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E893EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E893EA

.text { color: #E893EA; }
.background { background-color: #E893EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E893EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 147, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 67%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E893EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 147, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E893EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 147, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E893EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E893EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E893EA

#E277E4#DC59DE#D63BD8#C528C8#A822AA#861B88#69156A#4C0F4D#2E092F#110311

Tints of #E893EA

#EA9DEC#ECA6ED#EEAEEF#F0B7F1#F2C3F3#F4CCF5#F6D4F7#F8DDF8#FAE5FA#FBEEFC

Tones of #E893EA

#E29BE4#DDA1DE#D7A7D7#D1ADD2#CBB3CB#C5B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96EA95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.14:1 Fails
Against black text9.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #E893EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E893EA

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 #E893EA: ·

How #E893EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C2D5Deuteranopia · #C8CED0Tritanopia · #E4C4C1

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 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E893EA rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40

Similar colors

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

#EB98EB#EE8EE8#E59BE9#EF95E5#EA9EE9#EF90E1#EC9EEF#EEA1ED#E198DD#E99DF6#E59CDC#EB92FB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E893E9  ·  #E893EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E893EA?

#E893EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 147, 234). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E893EA?

#E893EA is RGB 232, 147, 234 — HSL 299°, 67%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 37%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E893EA?

Its complement is #96EA95; analogous partners are #BE95EA and #EA95C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E893EA for text?

Black text on #E893EA has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.