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#EAA4E5 — Light Pink

#EAA4E5 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 #EAA4E5 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.

#EAA4E5 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 #A4EAA9; it also sits naturally between #CCA4EA and #EAA4C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAA4E5 · RGB 234, 164, 229

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Color values

HEX#EAA4E5
RGB234, 164, 229
HSL304°, 62%, 78%
HSV304°, 30%, 92%
CMYK0%, 30%, 2%, 8%
XYZ61.35, 49.70, 80.49
Yxy49.70, 0.3203, 0.2595
CIE-Lab75.89, 36.05, -22.41
Hunter Lab70.50, 36.30, -23.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 64% · Blue 90%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 2% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAA4E5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAA4E5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAA4E5

.text { color: #EAA4E5; }
.background { background-color: #EAA4E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAA4E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 164, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAA4E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 164, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAA4E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 164, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAA4E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAA4E5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAA4E5

#E387DD#DB66D3#D449CB#C62FBC#A928A1#8C2185#6B1966#4E124A#2D0B2B#110410

Tints of #EAA4E5

#ECACE7#EEB5EA#EFB9EB#F0C1ED#F2C9F0#F4D2F2#F6DAF4#F7DEF6#F9E6F8#FBEEFA

Tones of #EAA4E5

#E5A9E1#E0AEDC#DBB3D8#D6B8D4#D1BDD0#CCC2CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4EAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.92:1 Fails
Against black text10.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAA4E5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAA4E5

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 #EAA4E5: ·

How #EAA4E5 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCBD5Deuteranopia · #D0D5D1Tritanopia · #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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAA4E5 rather than the exact color:

Palette D3f4ff
#D3F4FF · #B2DFFB · #E7A4E4 · #FFC55C
Golden Voyage
#ECA2DF · #E77ED4 · #9C2186 · #601052
Royal Horizon
#3C289A · #8136CB · #CD7EDE · #E9A9E0
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Amber Ruby Drift
#0B840D · #2FED51 · #EC24E9 · #F2A4EA

Similar colors

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

#E7A4E4#ECA2DF#E9A9E0#EA9EE9#EEA1ED#F2A4EA#E5A7DD#E59BE9#EC9EEF#E59CDC#E9B1E7#E7A5F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAA4E4  ·  #EAA4E6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAA4E5?

#EAA4E5 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 164, 229). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAA4E5?

#EAA4E5 is RGB 234, 164, 229 — HSL 304°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 2%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAA4E5?

Its complement is #A4EAA9; analogous partners are #CCA4EA and #EAA4C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAA4E5 for text?

Black text on #EAA4E5 has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.