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#EA98EF — Light Pink

#EA98EF 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 #EA98EF 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.

#EA98EF 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 #9EEF9A; it also sits naturally between #C09AEF and #EF9AC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA98EF · RGB 234, 152, 239

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Color values

HEX#EA98EF
RGB234, 152, 239
HSL297°, 73%, 77%
HSV297°, 36%, 94%
CMYK2%, 36%, 0%, 6%
XYZ60.74, 46.18, 87.37
Yxy46.18, 0.3126, 0.2377
CIE-Lab73.66, 44.20, -31.26
Hunter Lab67.96, 44.95, -33.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 60% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA98EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA98EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA98EF

.text { color: #EA98EF; }
.background { background-color: #EA98EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA98EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 152, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 73%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA98EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 152, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA98EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 152, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA98EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA98EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA98EF

#E57BEA#DE57E5#D838E0#CB21D4#AD1CB5#8B1792#6E1273#500D54#2E0831#110312

Tints of #EA98EF

#EDA2F1#EEABF2#F0B4F3#F2BDF5#F4C6F6#F5CAF7#F6D3F8#F8DCF9#FAE5FB#FCEDFC

Tones of #EA98EF

#E69FE9#E0A6E3#DBACDD#D5B2D7#CFB8D1#CABECA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EEF9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.05:1 Fails
Against black text10.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA98EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA98EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EA98EF: ·

How #EA98EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C6C6DADeuteranopia · #CBD1D5Tritanopia · #E6C9C6

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA98EF rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Hidden Voyage
#12BDA3 · #2283EA · #7559EF · #E99DF6
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EB98EB#EC9EEF#E59BE9#EA9EE9#E99DF6#EEA1ED#EF95E5#EE8EE8#EB92FB#E7A5F2#F2A4EA#E9A8F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA98EE  ·  #EA98F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA98EF?

#EA98EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 152, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA98EF?

#EA98EF is RGB 234, 152, 239 — HSL 297°, 73%, 77% — CMYK 2%, 36%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EA98EF?

Its complement is #9EEF9A; analogous partners are #C09AEF and #EF9AC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA98EF for text?

Black text on #EA98EF has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.