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#EE8BC5 Color

#EE8BC5 is rgb(238, 139, 197) in RGB, hsl(325, 74%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 17%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Purple (#D982B5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EE8BC5
HEX#EE8BC5
RGBrgb(238, 139, 197)
HSLhsl(325, 74%, 74%)
HSVhsv(325, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 17%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.138 344.8)
LABlab(70.12% 44.00 -13.17)
LCHlch(70.12% 45.93 343.33)

What #EE8BC5 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 #EE8BC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 6.91Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 8.37Lavender Rose#FBA0E3ΔE 9.44Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 9.99Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 10.38Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 10.91

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

#EE8BC5 Channel Values

How #EE8BC5 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 139 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 74% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 17% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EE8BC5 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EE8BC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EE8BC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EE8BC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EE8BC5
Complementary
#8CEEB5
Analogous
#E68CEE
Analogous
#EE8C94
Triadic
#C5EE8C
Triadic
#8CC5EE
Split comp.
#94EE8C
Split comp.
#8CEEE6

Tints & Shades of #EE8BC5

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

#F099CC
#F2ABD5
#F4B8DB
#F7CAE4
#F9D7EB
#FCE9F4

Shades

#E75FAF
#E13398
#C31D7E
#971761
#6A1045
#3E0928

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EE8BC5.

How #EE8BC5 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#EE8BC5
Protanopia#A2A2C5
Protanomaly#C599C5
Deuteranopia#B4B4C2
Deuteranomaly#CEA5C3
Tritanopia#E99494
Tritanomaly#EB90AA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EE8BC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ee8bc5: #EE8BC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EE8BC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ee8bc5': '#EE8BC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.545, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_ee8bc5">#EE8BC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EE8BC5"

More Pink Colors

#EE8BC5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EE8BC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EE8BC5?

#EE8BC5 is a light pink — rgb(238, 139, 197) in RGB and hsl(325, 74%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Purple (#D982B5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #EE8BC5?

#EE8BC5 is rgb(238, 139, 197) — red 238, green 139, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EE8BC5?

#EE8BC5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 17%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EE8BC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EE8BC5 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EE8BC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EE8BC5 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.22, 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.