Palettes / Colors / #EC8AEE
#EC8AEE — Light Pink
#EC8AEE 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 #EC8AEE 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.
#EC8AEE 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 #8DEE8B; it also sits naturally between #BB8BEE and #EE8BBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EC8AEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 138, 238 |
| HSL | 299°, 75%, 74% |
| HSV | 299°, 42%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 42%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.11, 42.18, 85.92 |
| Yxy | 42.18, 0.3158, 0.2253 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.00, 51.81, -34.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.95, 53.10, -37.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 54% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 42% · 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 #EC8AEE
.text { color: #EC8AEE; }
.background { background-color: #EC8AEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC8AEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 138, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 75%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC8AEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 138, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC8AEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 138, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EC8AEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC8AEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8DEE8B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EC8AEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC8AEE
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 #EC8AEE: ·
How #EC8AEE 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 #EC8AEE 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 #EC8AEE?
#EC8AEE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 138, 238). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EC8AEE?
#EC8AEE is RGB 236, 138, 238 — HSL 299°, 75%, 74% — CMYK 1%, 42%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EC8AEE?
Its complement is #8DEE8B; analogous partners are #BB8BEE and #EE8BBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EC8AEE for text?
Black text on #EC8AEE has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.