Palettes / Colors / #EBA4EF
#EBA4EF — Light Pink
#EBA4EF is a pink color we call Light 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 #EBA4EF 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.
#EBA4EF 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 #A8EFA4; it also sits naturally between #C6A4EF and #EFA4CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBA4EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 164, 239 |
| HSL | 297°, 70%, 79% |
| HSV | 297°, 31%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 31%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 63.12, 50.45, 88.07 |
| Yxy | 50.45, 0.3130, 0.2502 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.34, 38.19, -27.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.02, 38.73, -28.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 64% · Blue 94%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBA4EF
.text { color: #EBA4EF; }
.background { background-color: #EBA4EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBA4EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 164, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBA4EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 164, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBA4EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 164, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBA4EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBA4EF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8EFA4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBA4EF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBA4EF
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 #EBA4EF: ·
How #EBA4EF 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 #EBA4EF 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 #EBA4EF?
#EBA4EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 164, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBA4EF?
#EBA4EF is RGB 235, 164, 239 — HSL 297°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 2%, 31%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBA4EF?
Its complement is #A8EFA4; analogous partners are #C6A4EF and #EFA4CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBA4EF for text?
Black text on #EBA4EF has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.