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#E893EB — Light Pink

#E893EB 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 #E893EB 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.

#E893EB 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 #96EB93; it also sits naturally between #BC93EB and #EB93C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E893EB · RGB 232, 147, 235

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Color values

HEX#E893EB
RGB232, 147, 235
HSL298°, 69%, 75%
HSV298°, 37%, 92%
CMYK1%, 37%, 0%, 8%
XYZ58.71, 44.02, 84.00
Yxy44.02, 0.3144, 0.2357
CIE-Lab72.24, 45.46, -31.29
Hunter Lab66.35, 46.10, -33.47

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 #E893EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E893EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E893EB

.text { color: #E893EB; }
.background { background-color: #E893EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E893EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 147, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 69%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E893EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 147, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E893EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 147, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E893EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E893EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E893EB

#E275E6#DC57E0#D539DB#C525CB#A820AC#86198A#69146C#4B0E4E#2E092F#110311

Tints of #E893EB

#EA9CED#ECA5EE#EEADF0#F0B6F2#F2C3F4#F4CBF6#F6D4F7#F8DDF9#FAE5FA#FBEEFC

Tones of #E893EB

#E29AE5#DCA0DE#D6A6D8#D1ACD2#CBB3CC#C5B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96EB93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.14:1 Fails
Against black text9.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #E893EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E893EB

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 #E893EB: ·

How #E893EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C2D6Deuteranopia · #C8CED1Tritanopia · #E4C5C1

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 #E893EB 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
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6

Similar colors

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

#EB98EB#EE8EE8#E59BE9#EF95E5#EA9EE9#EC9EEF#EF90E1#E99DF6#EEA1ED#EB92FB#E198DD#D78FEE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E893EA  ·  #E893EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E893EB?

#E893EB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 147, 235). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E893EB?

#E893EB is RGB 232, 147, 235 — HSL 298°, 69%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 37%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E893EB?

Its complement is #96EB93; analogous partners are #BC93EB and #EB93C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E893EB for text?

Black text on #E893EB has a contrast ratio of 9.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.