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#EE60F6 Color

#EE60F6 is rgb(238, 96, 246) in RGB, hsl(297, 89%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 61%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE60F6
HEX#EE60F6
RGBrgb(238, 96, 246)
HSLhsl(297, 89%, 67%)
HSVhsv(297, 61%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 61%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.243 325.6)
LABlab(64.16% 69.09 -49.44)
LCHlch(64.16% 84.95 324.41)

What #EE60F6 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 #EE60F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 6.07Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 8.03Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.35Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.38Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 16.05Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.84

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

#EE60F6 Channel Values

How #EE60F6 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 96 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 89% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 61% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE60F6 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE60F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE60F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE60F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE60F6
Complementary
#67F660
Analogous
#A360F6
Analogous
#F660B2
Triadic
#F6EE60
Triadic
#60F6EE
Split comp.
#B2F660
Split comp.
#60F6A3

Tints & Shades of #EE60F6

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

#F073F7
#F38BF8
#F59FF9
#F7B7FB
#F9CAFC
#FCE2FD

Shades

#EA35F3
#E10EEC
#B80BC1
#8E0995
#65066A
#3C043F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE60F6.

How #EE60F6 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#EE60F6
Protanopia#8787F6
Protanomaly#B979F6
Deuteranopia#A2A2F4
Deuteranomaly#C58CF5
Tritanopia#E18181
Tritanomaly#E675BB
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE60F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee60f6: #EE60F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE60F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee60f6': '#EE60F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.376, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_ee60f6">#EE60F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE60F6"

More Pink Colors

#EE60F6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EE60F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE60F6?

#EE60F6 is a light pink — rgb(238, 96, 246) in RGB and hsl(297, 89%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (Crayola) (#FF6FFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #EE60F6?

#EE60F6 is rgb(238, 96, 246) — red 238, green 96, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE60F6?

#EE60F6 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 61%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE60F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE60F6 scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE60F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE60F6 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 17.84, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.