Palettes / Colors / #EBAEEE
#EBAEEE — Light Pink
#EBAEEE 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 #EBAEEE 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.
#EBAEEE 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 #B2EEAF; it also sits naturally between #CBAFEE and #EEAFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBAEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 174, 238 |
| HSL | 297°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 297°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 27%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.83, 54.11, 87.92 |
| Yxy | 54.11, 0.3134, 0.2616 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.52, 32.70, -23.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.56, 33.04, -24.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBAEEE
.text { color: #EBAEEE; }
.background { background-color: #EBAEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 174, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 174, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 174, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBAEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAEEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B2EEAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.78:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBAEEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAEEE
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 #EBAEEE: ·
How #EBAEEE 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 #EBAEEE 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 #EBAEEE?
#EBAEEE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 174, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAEEE?
#EBAEEE is RGB 235, 174, 238 — HSL 297°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 27%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBAEEE?
Its complement is #B2EEAF; analogous partners are #CBAFEE and #EEAFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBAEEE for text?
Black text on #EBAEEE has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.