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#EE53EF — Vivid Pink

#EE53EF 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 #EE53EF 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.

#EE53EF 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 #52EF52; it also sits naturally between #A152EF and #EF52A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE53EF · RGB 238, 83, 239

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Color values

HEX#EE53EF
RGB238, 83, 239
HSL300°, 83%, 63%
HSV300°, 65%, 94%
CMYK0%, 65%, 0%, 6%
XYZ53.93, 30.60, 84.72
Yxy30.60, 0.3187, 0.1808
CIE-Lab62.16, 77.03, -49.19
Hunter Lab55.31, 81.48, -57.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 33% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE53EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE53EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE53EF

.text { color: #EE53EF; }
.background { background-color: #EE53EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE53EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 83, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE53EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 83, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE53EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 83, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE53EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE53EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE53EF

#EC36EC#EA1AEA#D214D2#B611B6#9F0F9F#830C83#670A67#4B074B#2F042F#130213

Tints of #EE53EF

#F060F0#F273F2#F381F3#F58FF5#F6A2F6#F8B0F8#F9BEF9#FACCFA#FCDEFC#FDECFD

Tones of #EE53EF

#E45EE4#D869D8#CD74CD#C37FC3#B78AB7#AC95AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #52EF52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.95:1 Fails
Against black text7.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE53EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE53EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EE53EF: ·

How #EE53EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ABA9C9Deuteranopia · #B4C0C0Tritanopia · #E6ABA5

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE53EF rather than the exact color:

Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Tranquil Dusk
#082028 · #F856F0 · #FA3552 · #FA2635
Rustic Summit
#0C1E19 · #5629FB · #BDFC1F · #FA4AEC
Honey Ruby Marble
#1A1206 · #F94FE5 · #1253FC · #A14CFE
Mellow Terrace
#0B1636 · #4CFC86 · #E748F8 · #FAFD3E

Similar colors

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

#EA56E8#E551EB#F856F0#FA4AEC#F94FE5#E748F8#E256E5#F947EC#EC5BE0#E15FED#DC53F1#DF4EF9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE53EE  ·  #EE53F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE53EF?

#EE53EF is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 83, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE53EF?

#EE53EF is RGB 238, 83, 239 — HSL 300°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EE53EF?

Its complement is #52EF52; analogous partners are #A152EF and #EF52A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE53EF for text?

Black text on #EE53EF has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.