Palettes / Colors / #EA90CA

#EA90CA — Light Pink

#EA90CA 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 #EA90CA 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.

#EA90CA 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 #90EAAF; it also sits naturally between #DC90EA and #EA909D. 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 92% · Green 56% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA90CA

.text { color: #EA90CA; }
.background { background-color: #EA90CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA90CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 144, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA90CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 144, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA90CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 144, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA90CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA90CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90EAAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA90CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA90CA

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 #EA90CA 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 #EA90CA 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

← #EA90C9  ·  #EA90CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA90CA?

#EA90CA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 144, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA90CA?

#EA90CA is RGB 234, 144, 202 — HSL 321°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA90CA?

Its complement is #90EAAF; analogous partners are #DC90EA and #EA909D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA90CA for text?

Black text on #EA90CA has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.