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#EB87EF — Light Pink

#EB87EF is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #EB87EF 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.

#EB87EF is a cool 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 #89EE86; it also sits naturally between #B786EE and #EE86BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB87EF · RGB 235, 135, 239

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Color values

HEX#EB87EF
RGB235, 135, 239
HSL298°, 76%, 73%
HSV298°, 44%, 94%
CMYK2%, 44%, 0%, 6%
XYZ58.50, 41.22, 86.53
Yxy41.22, 0.3141, 0.2213
CIE-Lab70.33, 53.21, -36.41
Hunter Lab64.20, 54.58, -39.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 53% · Blue 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB87EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB87EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB87EF

.text { color: #EB87EF; }
.background { background-color: #EB87EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB87EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 135, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 76%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB87EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 135, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB87EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 135, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB87EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB87EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB87EF

#E666EA#E147E6#DB28E2#C41CCA#AA18AF#8B1490#6D0F70#4E0B51#300731#110212

Tints of #EB87EF

#EC8FF0#EF9CF2#F0A5F3#F2AEF4#F4BCF6#F5C5F7#F7CEF8#F8D7F9#FBE4FB#FCEDFD

Tones of #EB87EF

#E48DE7#DD95DF#D69DD8#CFA3D1#C8ABC9#C1B3C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89EE86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.27:1 Fails
Against black text9.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB87EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB87EF

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 #EB87EF: ·

How #EB87EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0BFD6Deuteranopia · #C6CDD0Tritanopia · #E6C2BE

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB87EF rather than the exact color:

Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Crimson Ruby Harbor
#6E197A · #E57FE3 · #6FDE60 · #C4EAB5
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3

Similar colors

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

#EE8EE8#DD85F0#E57AEB#E882E1#E57FE3#DC84F3#EB92FB#EF90E1#EB98EB#EF95E5#E384FF#D78FEE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB87EE  ·  #EB87F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB87EF?

#EB87EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 135, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB87EF?

#EB87EF is RGB 235, 135, 239 — HSL 298°, 76%, 73% — CMYK 2%, 44%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EB87EF?

Its complement is #89EE86; analogous partners are #B786EE and #EE86BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB87EF for text?

Black text on #EB87EF has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.