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#EE63DD Color

#EE63DD is rgb(238, 99, 221) in RGB, hsl(307, 80%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE63DD
HEX#EE63DD
RGBrgb(238, 99, 221)
HSLhsl(307, 80%, 66%)
HSVhsv(307, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.219 332.6)
LABlab(63.63% 64.86 -36.38)
LCHlch(63.63% 74.37 330.71)

What #EE63DD 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 #EE63DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 8.84Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 10.19Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 11.67Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 11.93Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 12.14Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.65

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

#EE63DD Channel Values

How #EE63DD 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 99 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 80% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE63DD 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE63DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE63DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE63DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE63DD
Complementary
#63EE73
Analogous
#B863EE
Analogous
#EE6398
Triadic
#DDEE63
Triadic
#63DDEE
Split comp.
#98EE63
Split comp.
#63EEB8

Tints & Shades of #EE63DD

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

#F07AE2
#F28CE6
#F5A3EB
#F7B6EF
#F9CDF4
#FBDFF8

Shades

#E93AD5
#DC18C5
#B314A0
#8E1080
#650B5B
#3C0735

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE63DD.

How #EE63DD 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#EE63DD
Protanopia#8989DD
Protanomaly#BA7BDD
Deuteranopia#A3A3DA
Deuteranomaly#C68EDB
Tritanopia#E47C7C
Tritanomaly#E873AB
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE63DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee63dd: #EE63DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE63DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee63dd': '#EE63DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.388, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_ee63dd">#EE63DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE63DD"

More Pink Colors

#EE63DD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EE63DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE63DD?

#EE63DD is a light pink — rgb(238, 99, 221) in RGB and hsl(307, 80%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #EE63DD?

#EE63DD is rgb(238, 99, 221) — red 238, green 99, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE63DD?

#EE63DD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE63DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE63DD scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE63DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE63DD 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 12.65, 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.