Palettes / Colors / #EA95ED
#EA95ED — Light Pink
#EA95ED 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 #EA95ED 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.
#EA95ED 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 #99ED96; it also sits naturally between #BF96ED and #ED96C5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA95ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 149, 237 |
| HSL | 298°, 71%, 76% |
| HSV | 298°, 37%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 37%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.97, 45.10, 85.67 |
| Yxy | 45.10, 0.3144, 0.2365 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.96, 45.39, -31.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.16, 46.17, -33.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 58% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 37% · 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 #EA95ED
.text { color: #EA95ED; }
.background { background-color: #EA95ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA95ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 149, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 71%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA95ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 149, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA95ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 149, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA95ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA95ED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #99ED96:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EA95ED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA95ED
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 #EA95ED: ·
How #EA95ED 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 #EA95ED 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 #EA95ED?
#EA95ED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 149, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA95ED?
#EA95ED is RGB 234, 149, 237 — HSL 298°, 71%, 76% — CMYK 1%, 37%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EA95ED?
Its complement is #99ED96; analogous partners are #BF96ED and #ED96C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA95ED for text?
Black text on #EA95ED has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.