Palettes / Colors / #E899EA
#E899EA — Light Pink
#E899EA 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 #E899EA 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.
#E899EA 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 #9BEA99; it also sits naturally between #C099EA and #EA99C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E899EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 153, 234 |
| HSL | 299°, 66%, 76% |
| HSV | 299°, 35%, 92% |
| CMYK | 1%, 35%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 59.52, 45.88, 83.56 |
| Yxy | 45.88, 0.3150, 0.2428 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.47, 42.14, -28.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.73, 42.61, -30.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 60% · Blue 92%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E899EA
.text { color: #E899EA; }
.background { background-color: #E899EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E899EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 153, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 66%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E899EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 153, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E899EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 153, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E899EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E899EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9BEA99:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E899EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E899EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E899EA: ·
How #E899EA 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 #E899EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E899EA?
#E899EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 153, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E899EA?
#E899EA is RGB 232, 153, 234 — HSL 299°, 66%, 76% — CMYK 1%, 35%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #E899EA?
Its complement is #9BEA99; analogous partners are #C099EA and #EA99C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E899EA for text?
Black text on #E899EA has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.