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#EA9FCC — Light Pink

#EA9FCC 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 #EA9FCC 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.

#EA9FCC 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 #9FEABD; it also sits naturally between #E29FEA and #EA9FA6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA9FCC · RGB 234, 159, 204

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Color values

HEX#EA9FCC
RGB234, 159, 204
HSL324°, 64%, 77%
HSV324°, 32%, 92%
CMYK0%, 32%, 13%, 8%
XYZ57.23, 46.65, 63.11
Yxy46.65, 0.3427, 0.2793
CIE-Lab73.96, 34.43, -11.65
Hunter Lab68.30, 34.23, -11.11

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

Sample text in #EA9FCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA9FCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA9FCC

.text { color: #EA9FCC; }
.background { background-color: #EA9FCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA9FCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 159, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 64%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA9FCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 159, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA9FCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 159, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA9FCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA9FCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA9FCC

#E382BC#DC60AB#D6439B#C92C8A#AB2676#8A1E5F#6D184B#4F1137#2E0A20#11040C

Tints of #EA9FCC

#ECA7D0#EEB0D5#EFB8D9#F1C0DE#F3C9E2#F4CDE4#F6D5E9#F8DEED#F9E6F2#FBEEF6

Tones of #EA9FCC

#E5A4CB#DFA9CA#DAAFC9#D4B5C8#CFBAC6#CABFC5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FEABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA9FCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA9FCC

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 #EA9FCC: ·

How #EA9FCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CAC9C1Deuteranopia · #CED3BETritanopia · #E6B9B7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA9FCC rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Ember
#25649C · #4C40D2 · #B867DB · #E9A1D2
Palette 91ddcf
#91DDCF · #F7F9F2 · #E8C5E5 · #F19ED2
Scarlet Ruby Summit
#21B255 · #63E274 · #C4248A · #E8A7D1
Modern Canyon
#0F9939 · #70F1B8 · #EC3BB6 · #F09FD4
Hidden Ruby Twilight
#0DA250 · #36EE71 · #EC1D8E · #F097CA
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E

Similar colors

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

#E9A1D2#F19ED2#E8A7D1#F09FD4#F097CA#E3A5C7#F4A0C9#ED9ED6#E4A3D4#F0A8D0#EDA1C1#EE99C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA9FCB  ·  #EA9FCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA9FCC?

#EA9FCC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 159, 204). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA9FCC?

#EA9FCC is RGB 234, 159, 204 — HSL 324°, 64%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA9FCC?

Its complement is #9FEABD; analogous partners are #E29FEA and #EA9FA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA9FCC for text?

Black text on #EA9FCC has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.