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#EAADEA — Light Pink

#EAADEA 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 #EAADEA 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.

#EAADEA 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 #AEEAAE; it also sits naturally between #CCAEEA and #EAAECC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAADEA · RGB 234, 173, 234

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Color values

HEX#EAADEA
RGB234, 173, 234
HSL300°, 59%, 80%
HSV300°, 26%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 0%, 8%
XYZ63.73, 53.32, 84.77
Yxy53.32, 0.3158, 0.2642
CIE-Lab78.06, 32.17, -21.81
Hunter Lab73.02, 32.40, -22.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAADEA

.text { color: #EAADEA; }
.background { background-color: #EAADEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAADEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 173, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAADEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 173, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAADEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 173, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAADEA

#E28DE2#DA71DA#D251D2#CB34CB#AA2CAA#8A248A#6D1C6D#4D144D#310D31#100410

Tints of #EAADEA

#ECB6EC#EDBAED#EFC2EF#F0C6F0#F2CEF2#F5D6F5#F6DBF6#F8E3F8#F9E7F9#FBEFFB

Tones of #EAADEA

#E6B2E6#E1B7E1#DDBBDD#D9BFD9#D5C3D5#D0C8D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEAAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAADEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAADEA

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 #EAADEA: ·

How #EAADEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0CFDBDeuteranopia · #D3D8D8Tritanopia · #E7D0CD

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 #EAADEA rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Mosaic
#B121C2 · #BAAA20 · #27DAC7 · #E9B1E7
Radiant Monsoon
#279082 · #427BCB · #9375D9 · #EAB2E9
Gentle Ruby Summit
#BAEFC2 · #BAECEF · #ABADEF · #E5AFEC
Palette F7e8f6
#F7E8F6 · #F1C6E7 · #E5B0EA · #BD83CE
Wild Meadow
#11892A · #4AE848 · #D21AAC · #F0B1EC
Radiant Mirage
#AFEEBA · #DBEFF2 · #CDC9EA · #ECB4E8

Similar colors

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

#E9B1E7#EAB2E9#E5AFEC#E5B0EA#F0B1EC#ECB4E8#EDB1F1#E4B1F0#E9A8F2#E5ABF2#F2AFEF#E9A9E0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAADE9  ·  #EAADEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAADEA?

#EAADEA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 173, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAADEA?

#EAADEA is RGB 234, 173, 234 — HSL 300°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAADEA?

Its complement is #AEEAAE; analogous partners are #CCAEEA and #EAAECC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAADEA for text?

Black text on #EAADEA has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.