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#EE79F6 Color

#EE79F6 is rgb(238, 121, 246) in RGB, hsl(296, 87%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 51%, 0%, 4%) 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 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE79F6
HEX#EE79F6
RGBrgb(238, 121, 246)
HSLhsl(296, 87%, 72%)
HSVhsv(296, 51%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 51%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.207 324.9)
LABlab(68.25% 58.50 -43.03)
LCHlch(68.25% 72.62 323.66)

What #EE79F6 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 #EE79F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 7.37Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 8.43Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.68Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 9.83Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 10.75Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 12.1

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

#EE79F6 Channel Values

How #EE79F6 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 121 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 87% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 51% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE79F6 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 text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE79F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE79F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE79F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE79F6
Complementary
#82F679
Analogous
#AF79F6
Analogous
#F679C0
Triadic
#F6ED79
Triadic
#79F6ED
Split comp.
#C0F679
Split comp.
#79F6AF

Tints & Shades of #EE79F6

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

#F08DF7
#F29BF8
#F4AEF9
#F7C1FB
#F9D4FC
#FBE2FD

Shades

#E74AF2
#E21FEF
#C00ECD
#940B9D
#67086E
#3F0543

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE79F6.

How #EE79F6 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#EE79F6
Protanopia#9696F6
Protanomaly#C08BF6
Deuteranopia#ACACF4
Deuteranomaly#CA9AF5
Tritanopia#E29191
Tritanomaly#E788C2
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE79F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee79f6: #EE79F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE79F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee79f6': '#EE79F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.475, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_ee79f6">#EE79F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE79F6"

More Pink Colors

#EE79F6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EE79F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE79F6?

#EE79F6 is a light pink — rgb(238, 121, 246) in RGB and hsl(296, 87%, 72%) 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 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #EE79F6?

#EE79F6 is rgb(238, 121, 246) — red 238, green 121, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE79F6?

#EE79F6 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 51%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE79F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE79F6 scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE79F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE79F6 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 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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