Palettes / Colors / #E996CD

#E996CD — Light Pink

#E996CD 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 #E996CD 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.

#E996CD is a warm-leaning 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 #96E9B1; it also sits naturally between #DB96E9 and #E996A4. 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 59% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 12% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E996CD

.text { color: #E996CD; }
.background { background-color: #E996CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E996CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 150, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 65%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E996CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 150, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E996CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 150, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E996CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E996CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96E9B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E996CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E996CD

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 #E996CD 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 #E996CD 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

← #E996CC  ·  #E996CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E996CD?

#E996CD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 233, 150, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E996CD?

#E996CD is RGB 233, 150, 205 — HSL 320°, 65%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 12%, 9%.

What colors go with #E996CD?

Its complement is #96E9B1; analogous partners are #DB96E9 and #E996A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E996CD for text?

Black text on #E996CD has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.