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#EB89CB — Light Pink

#EB89CB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #EB89CB 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.

#EB89CB is a warm-leaning 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 #89EBAA; it also sits naturally between #DB89EB and #EB899A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB89CB · RGB 235, 137, 203

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Color values

HEX#EB89CB
RGB235, 137, 203
HSL320°, 71%, 73%
HSV320°, 42%, 92%
CMYK0%, 42%, 14%, 8%
XYZ53.99, 39.87, 61.35
Yxy39.87, 0.3478, 0.2569
CIE-Lab69.37, 46.09, -17.99
Hunter Lab63.14, 46.23, -17.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 54% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB89CB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB89CB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB89CB

.text { color: #EB89CB; }
.background { background-color: #EB89CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB89CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 137, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB89CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 137, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB89CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 137, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB89CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB89CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB89CB

#E66BBD#E14CAF#DC2EA2#C4218E#AA1D7B#8C1865#6D124F#4E0D39#300823#11030D

Tints of #EB89CB

#ED92CE#EF9FD4#F0A8D8#F2B1DC#F4BEE2#F5C6E6#F7CFEA#F8D8ED#FBE5F3#FCEEF7

Tones of #EB89CB

#E490C8#DD97C6#D69EC4#CFA5C1#C8ACBF#C1B3BC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89EBAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.34:1 Fails
Against black text8.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB89CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB89CB

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 #EB89CB: ·

How #EB89CB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C0BBDeuteranopia · #C6CEB7Tritanopia · #E6AEAC

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB89CB rather than the exact color:

Radiant Dusk
#E28DCA · #D133A5 · #8D1B6D · #591747
Palette 15173d
#15173D · #982598 · #E491C9 · #F1E9E9
Palette 9376e0
#9376E0 · #E893CF · #F3BCC8 · #F6FFA6
Palette F5f5f5
#F5F5F5 · #F8E7F6 · #DD88CF · #4B164C
Golden Voyage
#ECA2DF · #E77ED4 · #9C2186 · #601052
Hidden Ruby Twilight
#0DA250 · #36EE71 · #EC1D8E · #F097CA

Similar colors

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

#E28DCA#E491C9#E893CF#DD88CF#E77ED4#F097CA#DB8DD0#ED96D7#E594D8#EE99C2#E17BD4#F599C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB89CA  ·  #EB89CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB89CB?

#EB89CB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 137, 203). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB89CB?

#EB89CB is RGB 235, 137, 203 — HSL 320°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB89CB?

Its complement is #89EBAA; analogous partners are #DB89EB and #EB899A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB89CB for text?

Black text on #EB89CB has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.