Palettes / Colors / #E8A8EA

#E8A8EA — Light Pink

#E8A8EA 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 #E8A8EA 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.

#E8A8EA 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 #ABEAA9; it also sits naturally between #C7A9EA and #EAA9CC. 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 66% · Blue 92%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8A8EA

.text { color: #E8A8EA; }
.background { background-color: #E8A8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8A8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 168, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 61%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8A8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 168, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8A8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 168, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8A8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8A8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABEAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8A8EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8A8EA

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:

How #E8A8EA 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 #E8A8EA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8A8EA?

#E8A8EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 168, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8A8EA?

#E8A8EA is RGB 232, 168, 234 — HSL 298°, 61%, 79% — CMYK 1%, 28%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #E8A8EA?

Its complement is #ABEAA9; analogous partners are #C7A9EA and #EAA9CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8A8EA for text?

Black text on #E8A8EA has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.