Palettes / Colors / #EC8EEA

#EC8EEA — Light Pink

#EC8EEA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

#EC8EEA is a warm-leaning 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 #8EEC8F; it also sits naturally between #BE8EEC and #EC8EBB. 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 93% · Green 56% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EC8EEA

.text { color: #EC8EEA; }
.background { background-color: #EC8EEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC8EEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 142, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC8EEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 142, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC8EEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 142, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC8EEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC8EEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC8EEA

Tints of #EC8EEA

Tones of #EC8EEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EEC8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC8EEA: #000000.

How #EC8EEA 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 #EC8EEA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC8EE9  ·  #EC8EEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC8EEA?

#EC8EEA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 142, 234). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC8EEA?

#EC8EEA is RGB 236, 142, 234 — HSL 301°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC8EEA?

Its complement is #8EEC8F; analogous partners are #BE8EEC and #EC8EBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC8EEA for text?

Black text on #EC8EEA has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.