Palettes / Colors / #EA79EC
#EA79EC — Light Pink
#EA79EC 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 #EA79EC 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.
#EA79EC 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 #7BEC79; it also sits naturally between #B179EC and #EC79B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA79EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 121, 236 |
| HSL | 299°, 75%, 70% |
| HSV | 299°, 49%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 49%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.91, 37.22, 83.59 |
| Yxy | 37.22, 0.3164, 0.2106 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.44, 59.27, -39.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.01, 61.02, -43.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 47% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA79EC
.text { color: #EA79EC; }
.background { background-color: #EA79EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA79EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 121, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 75%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA79EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 121, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA79EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 121, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA79EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA79EC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7BEC79:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EA79EC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA79EC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EA79EC: ·
How #EA79EC 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 #EA79EC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EA79EC?
#EA79EC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 121, 236). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA79EC?
#EA79EC is RGB 234, 121, 236 — HSL 299°, 75%, 70% — CMYK 1%, 49%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EA79EC?
Its complement is #7BEC79; analogous partners are #B179EC and #EC79B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA79EC for text?
Black text on #EA79EC has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.