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#E896CC — Light Pink

#E896CC 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 #E896CC 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.

#E896CC 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 #96E8B2; it also sits naturally between #DA96E8 and #E896A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E896CC · RGB 232, 150, 204

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Color values

HEX#E896CC
RGB232, 150, 204
HSL320°, 64%, 75%
HSV320°, 35%, 91%
CMYK0%, 35%, 12%, 9%
XYZ55.08, 43.33, 62.59
Yxy43.33, 0.3421, 0.2691
CIE-Lab71.78, 38.52, -14.95
Hunter Lab65.82, 38.30, -14.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 59% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 12% · Key 9%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E896CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E896CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E896CC

.text { color: #E896CC; }
.background { background-color: #E896CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E896CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 150, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 64%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E896CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 150, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E896CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 150, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E896CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E896CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E896CC

#E279BF#DB5CB1#D53FA3#C52B91#A7257C#861D63#69174D#4B1138#2E0A22#11040C

Tints of #E896CC

#EA9FD1#ECA7D5#EEB0D9#EFB8DD#F2C4E3#F4CDE7#F6D5EB#F8DEEF#F9E6F3#FBEEF7

Tones of #E896CC

#E29CCB#DDA2C9#D7A8C7#D0AEC5#CBB4C3#C5BAC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96E8B2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.17:1 Fails
Against black text9.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #E896CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E896CC

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 #E896CC: ·

How #E896CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C4BFDeuteranopia · #C9CFBCTritanopia · #E4B5B2

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E896CC rather than the exact color:

Palette 9376e0
#9376E0 · #E893CF · #F3BCC8 · #F6FFA6
Palette 15173d
#15173D · #982598 · #E491C9 · #F1E9E9
Hidden Ruby Twilight
#0DA250 · #36EE71 · #EC1D8E · #F097CA
Radiant Dusk
#E28DCA · #D133A5 · #8D1B6D · #591747
Palette 0c359e
#0C359E · #EE99C2 · #FFE3CA · #F6F5F5
Ruby Zephyr
#8E1EA2 · #C654C3 · #ED96D7 · #FFC0DE

Similar colors

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

#E893CF#E491C9#F097CA#E28DCA#EE99C2#ED96D7#E594D8#E9A1D2#F19ED2#ED9ED6#F09FD4#F599C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E896CB  ·  #E896CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E896CC?

#E896CC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 150, 204). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E896CC?

#E896CC is RGB 232, 150, 204 — HSL 320°, 64%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 12%, 9%.

What colors go with #E896CC?

Its complement is #96E8B2; analogous partners are #DA96E8 and #E896A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E896CC for text?

Black text on #E896CC has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.