Palettes / Colors / #EA81BB
#EA81BB — Light Pink
#EA81BB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color HotPink (#FF69B4). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: hotpink (#FF69B4) — not an exact match. CSS hotpink gives you #FF69B4, a different color; use #EA81BB 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.
#EA81BB 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 #81EAB0; it also sits naturally between #E481EA and #EA8186. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA81BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 129, 187 |
| HSL | 327°, 71%, 71% |
| HSV | 327°, 45%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 45%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 50.75, 36.78, 51.44 |
| Yxy | 36.78, 0.3652, 0.2647 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.11, 47.40, -12.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.65, 47.22, -11.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 51% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA81BB
.text { color: #EA81BB; }
.background { background-color: #EA81BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA81BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 129, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 71%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA81BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 129, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA81BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 129, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA81BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA81BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #81EAB0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EA81BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA81BB
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 #EA81BB: ·
How #EA81BB 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 #EA81BB 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 #EA81BB?
#EA81BB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 129, 187). Its closest standard named color is HotPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA81BB?
#EA81BB is RGB 234, 129, 187 — HSL 327°, 71%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA81BB?
Its complement is #81EAB0; analogous partners are #E481EA and #EA8186. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA81BB for text?
Black text on #EA81BB has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.