Palettes / Colors / #EA9FCB

#EA9FCB — Light Pink

#EA9FCB 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 #EA9FCB 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.

#EA9FCB 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 #9FEABE; it also sits naturally between #E49FEA and #EA9FA5. 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 62% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA9FCB

.text { color: #EA9FCB; }
.background { background-color: #EA9FCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA9FCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 159, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 64%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA9FCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 159, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA9FCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 159, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA9FCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA9FCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FEABE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA9FCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA9FCB

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 #EA9FCB 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 #EA9FCB 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

← #EA9FCA  ·  #EA9FCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA9FCB?

#EA9FCB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 159, 203). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA9FCB?

#EA9FCB is RGB 234, 159, 203 — HSL 325°, 64%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA9FCB?

Its complement is #9FEABE; analogous partners are #E49FEA and #EA9FA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA9FCB for text?

Black text on #EA9FCB has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.