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#EB95EE — Light Pink

#EB95EE 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 #EB95EE 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.

#EB95EE 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 #99EE96; it also sits naturally between #BF96EE and #EE96C5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB95EE · RGB 235, 149, 238

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Color values

HEX#EB95EE
RGB235, 149, 238
HSL298°, 72%, 76%
HSV298°, 37%, 93%
CMYK1%, 37%, 0%, 7%
XYZ60.44, 45.33, 86.45
Yxy45.33, 0.3144, 0.2358
CIE-Lab73.11, 45.88, -31.56
Hunter Lab67.33, 46.75, -33.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 58% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB95EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB95EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB95EE

.text { color: #EB95EE; }
.background { background-color: #EB95EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB95EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 149, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB95EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 149, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB95EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 149, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB95EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB95EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB95EE

#E577E9#DF58E4#D935DE#C822CE#AB1DAF#8D1891#6F1372#4D0D4F#2F0830#110312

Tints of #EB95EE

#ED9FEF#EEA7F1#F0B0F2#F2B9F4#F3C2F5#F5CAF6#F7D3F8#F8DCF9#FAE5FB#FCEDFC

Tones of #EB95EE

#E59CE8#DFA3E1#D9A9DB#D4AFD5#CEB5CF#C8BCC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #99EE96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.09:1 Fails
Against black text10.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB95EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB95EE

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 #EB95EE: ·

How #EB95EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C5D8Deuteranopia · #CBD1D3Tritanopia · #E7C7C4

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 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB95EE rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9

Similar colors

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

#EB98EB#EC9EEF#EE8EE8#EF95E5#E59BE9#EA9EE9#E99DF6#EEA1ED#EB92FB#EF90E1#E7A5F2#F2A4EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB95ED  ·  #EB95EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB95EE?

#EB95EE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 149, 238). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB95EE?

#EB95EE is RGB 235, 149, 238 — HSL 298°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 1%, 37%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EB95EE?

Its complement is #99EE96; analogous partners are #BF96EE and #EE96C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB95EE for text?

Black text on #EB95EE has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.