Palettes / Colors / #EAAFF5
#EAAFF5 — Pale Vivid Pink
#EAAFF5 is a pink color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EAAFF5 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.
#EAAFF5 is a cool 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 #B8F5AD; it also sits naturally between #C6ADF5 and #F5ADDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAAFF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 175, 245 |
| HSL | 291°, 78%, 82% |
| HSV | 291°, 29%, 96% |
| CMYK | 4%, 29%, 0%, 4% |
| XYZ | 65.74, 54.74, 93.49 |
| Yxy | 54.74, 0.3072, 0.2558 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.89, 33.16, -26.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.99, 33.60, -28.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 69% · Blue 96%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAAFF5
.text { color: #EAAFF5; }
.background { background-color: #EAAFF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAFF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 175, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 78%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAFF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 175, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAFF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 175, 245, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAAFF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAFF5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8F5AD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.76:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAAFF5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAFF5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EAAFF5: ·
How #EAAFF5 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 #EAAFF5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EAAFF5?
#EAAFF5 is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 175, 245). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAFF5?
#EAAFF5 is RGB 234, 175, 245 — HSL 291°, 78%, 82% — CMYK 4%, 29%, 0%, 4%.
What colors go with #EAAFF5?
Its complement is #B8F5AD; analogous partners are #C6ADF5 and #F5ADDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAAFF5 for text?
Black text on #EAAFF5 has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.