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#EE80FF Color

#EE80FF is rgb(238, 128, 255) in RGB, hsl(292, 100%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 50%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE80FF
HEX#EE80FF
RGBrgb(238, 128, 255)
HSLhsl(292, 100%, 75%)
HSVhsv(292, 50%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 50%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.205 322.1)
LABlab(69.87% 56.52 -45.43)
LCHlch(69.87% 72.51 321.21)

What #EE80FF 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 #EE80FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 8.3Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 9.09Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 9.46Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.44Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 12.24Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 13.98

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

#EE80FF Channel Values

How #EE80FF 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 128 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 100% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 50% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE80FF 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE80FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE80FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE80FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE80FF
Complementary
#91FF80
Analogous
#AE80FF
Analogous
#FF80D0
Triadic
#FFEE80
Triadic
#80FFEE
Split comp.
#D0FF80
Split comp.
#80FFAE

Tints & Shades of #EE80FF

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

#F08FFF
#F3A3FF
#F5B3FF
#F7C2FF
#F9D1FF
#FCE5FF

Shades

#E74DFF
#E01AFF
#C700E6
#9600AD
#6A007A
#3E0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE80FF.

How #EE80FF 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#EE80FF
Protanopia#9A9AFF
Protanomaly#C291FF
Deuteranopia#AFAFFD
Deuteranomaly#CB9EFE
Tritanopia#E19898
Tritanomaly#E68FCA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE80FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee80ff: #EE80FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE80FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee80ff': '#EE80FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.502, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_ee80ff">#EE80FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE80FF"

More Pink Colors

#EE80FF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EE80FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE80FF?

#EE80FF is a light pink — rgb(238, 128, 255) in RGB and hsl(292, 100%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.3.

What is the RGB value of #EE80FF?

#EE80FF is rgb(238, 128, 255) — red 238, green 128, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE80FF?

#EE80FF converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 50%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE80FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE80FF scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE80FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE80FF 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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