Palettes / Colors / #E8A9EF

#E8A9EF — Light Pink

#E8A9EF is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#E8A9EF 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 #B0EFA9; it also sits naturally between #C5A9EF and #EFA9D3. 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 94%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8A9EF

.text { color: #E8A9EF; }
.background { background-color: #E8A9EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8A9EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 169, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 69%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8A9EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 169, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8A9EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 169, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8A9EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8A9EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0EFA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8A9EF: #000000.

How #E8A9EF 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 #E8A9EF 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 #E8A9EF?

#E8A9EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 232, 169, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8A9EF?

#E8A9EF is RGB 232, 169, 239 — HSL 294°, 69%, 80% — CMYK 3%, 29%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #E8A9EF?

Its complement is #B0EFA9; analogous partners are #C5A9EF and #EFA9D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8A9EF for text?

Black text on #E8A9EF has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.