Palettes / Colors / #E8A3EB
#E8A3EB — Light Pink
#E8A3EB 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 #E8A3EB 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.
#E8A3EB is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A5EBA3; it also sits naturally between #C5A3EB and #EBA3C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E8A3EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 163, 235 |
| HSL | 298°, 64%, 78% |
| HSV | 298°, 31%, 92% |
| CMYK | 1%, 31%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.37, 49.35, 84.89 |
| Yxy | 49.35, 0.3137, 0.2523 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.67, 37.04, -26.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.25, 37.35, -27.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 64% · Blue 92%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 31% · 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 #E8A3EB
.text { color: #E8A3EB; }
.background { background-color: #E8A3EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8A3EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 163, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 64%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8A3EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 163, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8A3EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 163, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E8A3EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8A3EB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E8A3EB
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Tones of #E8A3EB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A5EBA3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E8A3EB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8A3EB
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 #E8A3EB: ·
How #E8A3EB 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 #E8A3EB 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 #E8A3EB?
#E8A3EB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 163, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E8A3EB?
#E8A3EB is RGB 232, 163, 235 — HSL 298°, 64%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 31%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #E8A3EB?
Its complement is #A5EBA3; analogous partners are #C5A3EB and #EBA3C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E8A3EB for text?
Black text on #E8A3EB has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.