Palettes / Colors / #EE53CE

#EE53CE — Vivid Pink

#EE53CE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #EE53CE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EE53CE is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #53EE72; it also sits naturally between #C053EE and #EE5382. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 33% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EE53CE

.text { color: #EE53CE; }
.background { background-color: #EE53CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE53CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 83, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE53CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 83, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE53CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 83, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE53CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE53CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE53CE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #53EE72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE53CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE53CE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EE53CE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE53CE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE53CD  ·  #EE53CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE53CE?

#EE53CE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 83, 206). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE53CE?

#EE53CE is RGB 238, 83, 206 — HSL 312°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE53CE?

Its complement is #53EE72; analogous partners are #C053EE and #EE5382. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE53CE for text?

Black text on #EE53CE has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.