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#EB44EE Color

#EB44EE is rgb(235, 68, 238) in RGB, hsl(299, 83%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 71%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 11.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB44EE
HEX#EB44EE
RGBrgb(235, 68, 238)
HSLhsl(299, 83%, 60%)
HSVhsv(299, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 71%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.268 327.2)
LABlab(59.72% 77.15 -52.03)
LCHlch(59.72% 93.06 326.00)

What #EB44EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EB44EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EB44EE Channel Values

How #EB44EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 68 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 83% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB44EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB44EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB44EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB44EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EB44EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EB44EE.

How #EB44EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EB44EE
Protanopia#7979EE
Protanomaly#B267EE
Deuteranopia#9898EB
Deuteranomaly#BF7FEC
Tritanopia#DE6F6F
Tritanomaly#E360B1
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB44EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eb44ee: #EB44EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB44EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb44ee': '#EB44EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.267, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_eb44ee">#EB44EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB44EE"

More Pink Colors

#EB44EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB44EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB44EE?

#EB44EE is a light pink — rgb(235, 68, 238) in RGB and hsl(299, 83%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.77.

What is the RGB value of #EB44EE?

#EB44EE is rgb(235, 68, 238) — red 235, green 68, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB44EE?

#EB44EE converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 71%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB44EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB44EE scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB44EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB44EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 18.45, which is visibly different.

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