Palettes / Colors / #EA90FA
#EA90FA — Light Vivid Pink
#EA90FA is a pink color we call Light Vivid 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 #EA90FA 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.
#EA90FA 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 #9FFA8F; it also sits naturally between #B48FFA and #FA8FD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA90FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 144, 250 |
| HSL | 291°, 91%, 77% |
| HSV | 291°, 42%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 42%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 61.16, 44.34, 95.78 |
| Yxy | 44.34, 0.3039, 0.2203 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.46, 50.39, -39.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.59, 51.78, -43.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 56% · Blue 98%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA90FA
.text { color: #EA90FA; }
.background { background-color: #EA90FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA90FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 144, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 91%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA90FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 144, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA90FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 144, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA90FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA90FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9FFA8F:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EA90FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA90FA
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 #EA90FA: ·
How #EA90FA 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 #EA90FA 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 #EA90FA?
#EA90FA is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 144, 250). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA90FA?
#EA90FA is RGB 234, 144, 250 — HSL 291°, 91%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 42%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EA90FA?
Its complement is #9FFA8F; analogous partners are #B48FFA and #FA8FD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA90FA for text?
Black text on #EA90FA has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.