Palettes / Colors / #ED97CA
#ED97CA — Light Pink
#ED97CA 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 #ED97CA 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.
#ED97CA 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 #97EDB9; it also sits naturally between #E497ED and #ED97A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ED97CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 151, 202 |
| HSL | 324°, 70%, 76% |
| HSV | 324°, 36%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 36%, 15%, 7% |
| XYZ | 56.65, 44.40, 61.46 |
| Yxy | 44.40, 0.3486, 0.2732 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.50, 39.34, -12.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.63, 39.32, -12.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 59% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ED97CA
.text { color: #ED97CA; }
.background { background-color: #ED97CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED97CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 151, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 70%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED97CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 151, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED97CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 151, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ED97CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED97CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #97EDB9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ED97CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ED97CA
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 #ED97CA: ·
How #ED97CA 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 #ED97CA 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 #ED97CA?
#ED97CA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 151, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ED97CA?
#ED97CA is RGB 237, 151, 202 — HSL 324°, 70%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 15%, 7%.
What colors go with #ED97CA?
Its complement is #97EDB9; analogous partners are #E497ED and #ED97A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ED97CA for text?
Black text on #ED97CA has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.