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#EE72EE Color

#EE72EE is rgb(238, 114, 238) in RGB, hsl(300, 78%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE72EE
HEX#EE72EE
RGBrgb(238, 114, 238)
HSLhsl(300, 78%, 69%)
HSVhsv(300, 52%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.211 327.4)
LABlab(66.72% 60.57 -41.02)
LCHlch(66.72% 73.15 325.90)

What #EE72EE 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 #EE72EE, 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.

#EE72EE Channel Values

How #EE72EE 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 114 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 78% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 52% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE72EE 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 text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EE72EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE72EE; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EE72EE

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE72EE.

How #EE72EE 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#EE72EE
Protanopia#9292EE
Protanomaly#BE86EE
Deuteranopia#A9A9EC
Deuteranomaly#C896ED
Tritanopia#E38A8A
Tritanomaly#E781BB
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE72EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee72ee: #EE72EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE72EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee72ee': '#EE72EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.447, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_ee72ee">#EE72EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE72EE"

More Pink Colors

#EE72EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EE72EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE72EE?

#EE72EE is a light pink — rgb(238, 114, 238) in RGB and hsl(300, 78%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Flamingo (#FC74FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #EE72EE?

#EE72EE is rgb(238, 114, 238) — red 238, green 114, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE72EE?

#EE72EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE72EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE72EE scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE72EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE72EE 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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