Palettes / Colors / #EB8AFF

#EB8AFF — Light Vivid Pink

#EB8AFF is a pink color we call Light Vivid 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 #EB8AFF 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.

#EB8AFF 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 #9DFF8A; it also sits naturally between #B18AFF and #FF8AD8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 54% · Blue 100%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB8AFF

.text { color: #EB8AFF; }
.background { background-color: #EB8AFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB8AFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 138, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB8AFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 138, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB8AFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 138, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB8AFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB8AFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9DFF8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB8AFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB8AFF

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:

How #EB8AFF 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 #EB8AFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB8AFE  ·  #EB8B00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB8AFF?

#EB8AFF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 138, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB8AFF?

#EB8AFF is RGB 235, 138, 255 — HSL 290°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 8%, 46%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EB8AFF?

Its complement is #9DFF8A; analogous partners are #B18AFF and #FF8AD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB8AFF for text?

Black text on #EB8AFF has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.