Palettes / Colors / #ED96EA

#ED96EA — Light Pink

#ED96EA 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 #ED96EA 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.

#ED96EA 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 #96ED99; it also sits naturally between #C596ED and #ED96BF. 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 59% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ED96EA

.text { color: #ED96EA; }
.background { background-color: #ED96EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED96EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 150, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 71%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED96EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 150, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED96EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 150, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ED96EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED96EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96ED99:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ED96EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ED96EA

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:

How #ED96EA 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 #ED96EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ED96E9  ·  #ED96EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ED96EA?

#ED96EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 150, 234). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ED96EA?

#ED96EA is RGB 237, 150, 234 — HSL 302°, 71%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #ED96EA?

Its complement is #96ED99; analogous partners are #C596ED and #ED96BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ED96EA for text?

Black text on #ED96EA has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.