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#EE44DD Color

#EE44DD is rgb(238, 68, 221) in RGB, hsl(306, 83%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE44DD
HEX#EE44DD
RGBrgb(238, 68, 221)
HSLhsl(306, 83%, 60%)
HSVhsv(306, 71%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.257 332.4)
LABlab(59.48% 75.96 -42.84)
LCHlch(59.48% 87.21 330.57)

What #EE44DD 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 #EE44DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 8.48Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.31Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 12.61Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 12.86Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 13.28Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.59

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

#EE44DD Channel Values

How #EE44DD 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 238 · G 68 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 83% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 71% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.23:1 vs white · 6.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE44DD 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 text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE44DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE44DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE44DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE44DD
Complementary
#44EE55
Analogous
#AA44EE
Analogous
#EE4488
Triadic
#DDEE44
Triadic
#44DDEE
Split comp.
#88EE44
Split comp.
#44EEAA

Tints & Shades of #EE44DD

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

#F05CE1
#F278E6
#F58FEA
#F7ABF0
#F9C2F4
#FCDEF9

Shades

#EA1FD6
#CD13BB
#A81099
#830C77
#5D0955
#380533

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE44DD.

How #EE44DD 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#EE44DD
Protanopia#7A7ADD
Protanomaly#B468DD
Deuteranopia#9A9ADA
Deuteranomaly#C180DB
Tritanopia#E36969
Tritanomaly#E85CA5
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE44DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee44dd: #EE44DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE44DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee44dd': '#EE44DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.267, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ee44dd">#EE44DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE44DD"

More Pink Colors

#EE44DD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EE44DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE44DD?

#EE44DD is a light pink — rgb(238, 68, 221) in RGB and hsl(306, 83%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #EE44DD?

#EE44DD is rgb(238, 68, 221) — red 238, green 68, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE44DD?

#EE44DD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE44DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE44DD scores 3.23:1 against white and 6.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE44DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE44DD 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 22.29, which is visibly different.

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