Palettes / Colors / #E8A6CB

#E8A6CB — Light Pink

#E8A6CB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#E8A6CB is a warm-leaning 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 #A6E8C2; it also sits naturally between #E4A6E8 and #E8A6AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 65% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 13% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8A6CB

.text { color: #E8A6CB; }
.background { background-color: #E8A6CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8A6CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 166, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 59%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8A6CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 166, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8A6CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 166, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8A6CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8A6CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A6E8C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8A6CB: #000000.

How #E8A6CB 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 #E8A6CB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E8A6CA  ·  #E8A6CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8A6CB?

#E8A6CB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 166, 203). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8A6CB?

#E8A6CB is RGB 232, 166, 203 — HSL 326°, 59%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 13%, 9%.

What colors go with #E8A6CB?

Its complement is #A6E8C2; analogous partners are #E4A6E8 and #E8A6AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8A6CB for text?

Black text on #E8A6CB has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.