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#E992EE — Light Pink

#E992EE is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #E992EE 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.

#E992EE 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 #95EE91; it also sits naturally between #BB91EE and #EE91C4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E992EE · RGB 233, 146, 238

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Color values

HEX#E992EE
RGB233, 146, 238
HSL297°, 73%, 75%
HSV297°, 39%, 93%
CMYK2%, 39%, 0%, 7%
XYZ59.32, 44.05, 86.27
Yxy44.05, 0.3128, 0.2323
CIE-Lab72.26, 46.83, -32.88
Hunter Lab66.37, 47.66, -35.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 57% · Blue 93%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E992EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E992EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E992EE

.text { color: #E992EE; }
.background { background-color: #E992EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E992EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 146, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E992EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 146, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E992EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 146, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E992EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E992EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E992EE

#E372E9#DD53E4#D734DF#C720CF#A91CB0#87168D#6A116E#4C0C4F#2E0831#110312

Tints of #E992EE

#EB9AEF#EDA2F1#EEABF2#F0B4F3#F3C1F5#F5CAF7#F6D3F8#F8DCF9#FAE5FB#FCEDFC

Tones of #E992EE

#E397E7#DD9EE0#D7A4DA#D1ABD3#CBB2CD#C5B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95EE91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.14:1 Fails
Against black text9.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #E992EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E992EE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E992EE: ·

How #E992EE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C3C3D8Deuteranopia · #C8CFD2Tritanopia · #E5C6C2

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E992EE rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9

Similar colors

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

#EB98EB#EE8EE8#E59BE9#EF95E5#EC9EEF#EA9EE9#EB92FB#E99DF6#EF90E1#EEA1ED#DD85F0#D78FEE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E992ED  ·  #E992EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E992EE?

#E992EE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 146, 238). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E992EE?

#E992EE is RGB 233, 146, 238 — HSL 297°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 2%, 39%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #E992EE?

Its complement is #95EE91; analogous partners are #BB91EE and #EE91C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E992EE for text?

Black text on #E992EE has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.