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#EE59EB — Vivid Pink

#EE59EB 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 #EE59EB 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.

#EE59EB 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 #59EE5B; it also sits naturally between #A659EE and #EE59A1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE59EB · RGB 238, 89, 235

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Color values

HEX#EE59EB
RGB238, 89, 235
HSL301°, 81%, 64%
HSV301°, 63%, 93%
CMYK0%, 63%, 1%, 7%
XYZ53.83, 31.32, 81.81
Yxy31.32, 0.3224, 0.1876
CIE-Lab62.78, 74.12, -46.00
Hunter Lab55.96, 77.96, -52.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 35% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE59EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE59EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE59EB

.text { color: #EE59EB; }
.background { background-color: #EE59EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE59EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 89, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 81%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE59EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 89, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE59EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 89, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE59EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE59EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE59EB

#EB3DE8#E821E4#D416D1#B913B6#9D109B#810E7F#660B64#4A0849#2E052D#120212

Tints of #EE59EB

#EF67ED#F075EE#F287F1#F495F2#F5A3F4#F7B1F6#F8BEF7#FAD1F9#FCDFFB#FDEDFD

Tones of #EE59EB

#E364E0#D86ED7#CD79CC#C383C2#B88EB8#AE98AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #59EE5B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.89:1 Fails
Against black text7.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE59EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE59EB

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 #EE59EB: ·

How #EE59EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ADACC8Deuteranopia · #B6C1BFTritanopia · #E7ACA6

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE59EB rather than the exact color:

Golden Aurora
#7E41DA · #B958E2 · #EA56E8 · #DD33A6
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Tranquil Dusk
#082028 · #F856F0 · #FA3552 · #FA2635
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9

Similar colors

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

#EA56E8#EC5BE0#F856F0#E551EB#E256E5#E15FED#E661E0#F94FE5#E65BDB#E360DD#FA4AEC#DC53F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE59EA  ·  #EE59EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE59EB?

#EE59EB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 89, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE59EB?

#EE59EB is RGB 238, 89, 235 — HSL 301°, 81%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE59EB?

Its complement is #59EE5B; analogous partners are #A659EE and #EE59A1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE59EB for text?

Black text on #EE59EB has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.89:1.