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Magenta Pearl Vivid
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Magenta Pearl Vivid

Pink · Hue 290
Hex
#EAB8F4
RGB
rgb(234, 184, 244)
HSL
hsl(290, 74%, 84%)
CMYK
cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 4%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 84%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.7:1Fail
on black
12.7:1AA
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About this color

Magenta Pearl Vivid (#EAB8F4) belongs to the pink family — hue 290°, 74% saturation, 84% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-magenta-pearl-vivid: #EAB8F4;
  --colorarchive-magenta-pearl-vivid-hsl: hsl(290, 74%, 84%);
  --colorarchive-magenta-pearl-vivid-rgb: rgb(234, 184, 244);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SweetNurturingPlayful
Common in

Beauty · Children's Fashion · Dessert Brands

Pairs well with

Mint green for freshness, soft gold for warmth, light gray for sophistication

Design tip

Use for friendly, approachable interfaces. Millennial pink became a design movement — it still works for brands targeting warmth.

Cultural context ▶

Soft pink represents nurturing, innocence, and sweetness. Modern brands have reclaimed it as a gender-neutral color of kindness.

Color Origins

Pink family

From cheap cosmetic to feminist reclamation to gender-neutral comeback.

Heritage

Pink, as a named color, is recent in English (only since the late 17th century, originally referring to the Dianthus flower). The hue itself is even more recent in widespread use — most historical 'reds' that we'd now call pink were either faded cochineal or madder mixed with white lead. The classical Persian rosé and Venetian pink are old, but the cultural identity of 'pink' as its own thing is essentially a 20th-century construction.

Across cultures

Pink-as-girl is a marketing invention from the 1940s; before WWII pink was often suggested for boys ('a stronger, more decided color') and blue for girls. In Japanese culture, sakura pink carries seasonal and nostalgic weight without gender association. In Latin American culture, hot pink is a celebratory color; in much of South Asia, pink is one of the auspicious wedding palette colors. The Pink Triangle was reclaimed from a Nazi badge into a 1970s LGBTQ+ symbol.

In the wild

T-Mobile's magenta is a hard-trademarked, hard-defended brand color. Barbie pink (Pantone 219 C) became its own cultural force in 2023. Owens Corning trademarked the color of its insulation. The Pepto-Bismol pink is calibrated for medicine-cabinet recognizability. Wes Anderson built a career making heritage pinks (The Grand Budapest Hotel) feel deeply specific. Millennial Pink (~2014–2018) was a rebranding effort to make pink read as gender-neutral, sophisticated, and salable to adults.

How it reads

Pink reads softer and warmer than red; biologically it's still a long-wavelength color, but the white in it dampens the arousal response. Light pinks (blush, dusty rose) read as romantic, gentle, premium-feminine. Hot pinks read as energetic, queer-coded, or counterculture. Salmon and coral pinks read as healthy, beachy, or hospitality-friendly. Pink is having a sustained moment in adult-targeted brand design (skincare, DTC, beverage) precisely because it stopped being read as exclusively a children's color.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #EAB8F4.

  • Glossierprimary
    Glossier Pink · #F8D6CD
    →
  • Aesopneutral
    Cream Paper · #EFE4D2
    →
  • Starbucksneutral
    Warm Neutral · #D4E9E2
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #EAB8F4.

  • JapanCherry Blossom (sakura 桜)
    #FBC4D0 · Prunus serrulata flower
    →
  • IcelandMidnight Sun Pink
    #F2AEB5 · Horizon light, June
    →
  • ScandinaviaOat Beige
    #D5C7A7 · Linseed oil-treated pine
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Magenta Mist Vivid
#F2D3F8 · hsl(290, 74%, 90%)
Darker companion
Magenta Bloom Vivid
#E095EF · hsl(290, 74%, 76%)
Complementary counterpoint
Leaf Pearl Vivid
#C2F4B8 · hsl(110, 74%, 84%)
Analogous lead
Peony Pearl Vivid
#F4B8EA · hsl(310, 74%, 84%)
Analogous echo
Plum Pearl Vivid
#D6B8F4 · hsl(270, 74%, 84%)
Triadic +120°
Amber Pearl Vivid
#F4EAB8 · hsl(50, 74%, 84%)
Triadic +240°
Lagoon Pearl Vivid
#B8F4EA · hsl(170, 74%, 84%)
Split-comp +150°
Olive Pearl Vivid
#E0F4B8 · hsl(80, 74%, 84%)
Split-comp +210°
Seafoam Pearl Vivid
#B8F4CC · hsl(140, 74%, 84%)
Export preview
Base: Magenta Pearl Vivid #EAB8F4
Lighter companion: Magenta Mist Vivid #F2D3F8
Darker companion: Magenta Bloom Vivid #E095EF
Complementary counterpoint: Leaf Pearl Vivid #C2F4B8
Analogous lead: Peony Pearl Vivid #F4B8EA
Analogous echo: Plum Pearl Vivid #D6B8F4
Triadic +120°: Amber Pearl Vivid #F4EAB8
Triadic +240°: Lagoon Pearl Vivid #B8F4EA
Split-comp +150°: Olive Pearl Vivid #E0F4B8
Split-comp +210°: Seafoam Pearl Vivid #B8F4CC

Compare

See how Magenta Pearl Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsMagenta Mist VividvsMagenta Bloom VividvsLeaf Pearl VividvsPeony Pearl VividvsPlum Pearl VividvsAmber Pearl Vivid

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Magenta Mist Vivid
#F2D3F8 · hsl(290, 74%, 90%)
Nearby match
Magenta Pearl Bright
#EDB4F8 · hsl(290, 84%, 84%)
Nearby match
Magenta Bloom Vivid
#E095EF · hsl(290, 74%, 76%)
Nearby match
Magenta Whisper Vivid
#F7E4FB · hsl(290, 74%, 94%)
Nearby match
Magenta Pearl Pure
#EFB1FC · hsl(290, 92%, 84%)
Nearby match
Magenta Mist Bright
#F4D0FB · hsl(290, 84%, 90%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.3:1
Leaf Nocturne Faint
#30382E
AAA7.1:1
Leaf Nocturne Muted
#2D3C2A
AAA9.2:1
Leaf Ink Faint
#212720
AAA9:1
Leaf Ink Muted
#1F2A1D
AAA8.8:1
Leaf Ink Dust
#1E2D1A
AAA8.5:1
Leaf Ink Soft
#1C3018

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#D9DDE4
Protanopia
#D6D6E7
Tritanopia
#E8DDDA
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