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#EEA5DD Color

#EEA5DD is rgb(238, 165, 221) in RGB, hsl(314, 68%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEA5DD
HEX#EEA5DD
RGBrgb(238, 165, 221)
HSLhsl(314, 68%, 79%)
HSVhsv(314, 31%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.112 335.3)
LABlab(76.30% 33.98 -17.12)
LCHlch(76.30% 38.04 333.26)

What #EEA5DD 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 #EEA5DD, 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.

#EEA5DD Channel Values

How #EEA5DD 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 165 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 68% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 31% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEA5DD 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEA5DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEA5DD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EEA5DD

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

Shades

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How #EEA5DD 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#EEA5DD
Protanopia#B4B4DD
Protanomaly#CEAEDD
Deuteranopia#C1C1DB
Deuteranomaly#D5B7DC
Tritanopia#E8ADAD
Tritanomaly#EBAAC2
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #EEA5DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eea5dd: #EEA5DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEA5DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eea5dd': '#EEA5DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.647, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_eea5dd">#EEA5DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEA5DD"

More Pink Colors

#EEA5DD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEA5DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEA5DD?

#EEA5DD is a light pink — rgb(238, 165, 221) in RGB and hsl(314, 68%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.8.

What is the RGB value of #EEA5DD?

#EEA5DD is rgb(238, 165, 221) — red 238, green 165, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEA5DD?

#EEA5DD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEA5DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEA5DD scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEA5DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEA5DD 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 6.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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