Palettes / Colors / #EA99EA
#EA99EA — Light Pink
#EA99EA 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 #EA99EA 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.
#EA99EA 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 #99EA99; it also sits naturally between #C299EA and #EA99C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA99EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 153, 234 |
| HSL | 300°, 66%, 76% |
| HSV | 300°, 35%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 35%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 60.17, 46.22, 83.59 |
| Yxy | 46.22, 0.3167, 0.2433 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.69, 42.76, -28.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.98, 43.34, -30.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 60% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA99EA
.text { color: #EA99EA; }
.background { background-color: #EA99EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA99EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 153, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 66%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA99EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 153, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA99EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 153, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA99EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA99EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #99EA99:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EA99EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA99EA
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 #EA99EA: ·
How #EA99EA 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 #EA99EA 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 #EA99EA?
#EA99EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 153, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA99EA?
#EA99EA is RGB 234, 153, 234 — HSL 300°, 66%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA99EA?
Its complement is #99EA99; analogous partners are #C299EA and #EA99C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA99EA for text?
Black text on #EA99EA has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.