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#FF70EE Color

#FF70EE is rgb(255, 112, 238) in RGB, hsl(307, 100%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 7%, 0%) 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 7.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF70EE
HEX#FF70EE
RGBrgb(255, 112, 238)
HSLhsl(307, 100%, 72%)
HSVhsv(307, 56%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 7%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.224 332.4)
LABlab(68.79% 66.28 -37.60)
LCHlch(68.79% 76.20 330.44)

What #FF70EE 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 #FF70EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 7.13Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 8.93Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 11.31Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 11.88Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 12.31Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 13.05

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

#FF70EE Channel Values

How #FF70EE 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 255 · G 112 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 100% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 56% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 7% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF70EE 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF70EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FF70EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF70EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FF70EE
Complementary
#70FF81
Analogous
#C870FF
Analogous
#FF70A7
Triadic
#EEFF70
Triadic
#70EEFF
Split comp.
#A7FF70
Split comp.
#70FFC8

Tints & Shades of #FF70EE

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

#FF85F1
#FF94F3
#FFA8F5
#FFBDF7
#FFD1FA
#FFE0FB

Shades

#FF3DE8
#FF0FE3
#DB00C2
#A80095
#750068
#47003F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF70EE.

How #FF70EE 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#FF70EE
Protanopia#9696EE
Protanomaly#C988EE
Deuteranopia#B1B1EB
Deuteranomaly#D59BEC
Tritanopia#F58989
Tritanomaly#F980BA
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF70EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff70ee: #FF70EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF70EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff70ee': '#FF70EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.439, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_ff70ee">#FF70EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#FF70EE"

More Pink Colors

#FF70EE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FF70EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF70EE?

#FF70EE is a light pink — rgb(255, 112, 238) in RGB and hsl(307, 100%, 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 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #FF70EE?

#FF70EE is rgb(255, 112, 238) — red 255, green 112, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF70EE?

#FF70EE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 7%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF70EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF70EE scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF70EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF70EE 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 13.05, which is visibly different.

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