Palettes / Colors / #EAA2EA

#EAA2EA — Light Pink

#EAA2EA 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 #EAA2EA 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.

#EAA2EA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4EAA4; it also sits naturally between #C7A4EA and #EAA4C7. 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 64% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAA2EA

.text { color: #EAA2EA; }
.background { background-color: #EAA2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAA2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 162, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 63%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAA2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 162, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAA2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 162, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAA2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAA2EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4EAA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAA2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAA2EA

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 #EAA2EA 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 #EAA2EA 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

← #EAA2E9  ·  #EAA2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAA2EA?

#EAA2EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 162, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAA2EA?

#EAA2EA is RGB 234, 162, 234 — HSL 300°, 63%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAA2EA?

Its complement is #A4EAA4; analogous partners are #C7A4EA and #EAA4C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAA2EA for text?

Black text on #EAA2EA has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.