Palettes / Colors / #EE5DEB

#EE5DEB — Vivid Pink

#EE5DEB 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 #EE5DEB 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.

#EE5DEB 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 #5DEE60; it also sits naturally between #A85DEE and #EE5DA3. 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 36% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE5DEB

.text { color: #EE5DEB; }
.background { background-color: #EE5DEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE5DEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 93, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 81%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE5DEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 93, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE5DEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 93, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE5DEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE5DEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE5DEB

Tints of #EE5DEB

Tones of #EE5DEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DEE60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE5DEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE5DEB

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 #EE5DEB 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 #EE5DEB 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

← #EE5DEA  ·  #EE5DEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE5DEB?

#EE5DEB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 93, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE5DEB?

#EE5DEB is RGB 238, 93, 235 — HSL 301°, 81%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE5DEB?

Its complement is #5DEE60; analogous partners are #A85DEE and #EE5DA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE5DEB for text?

Black text on #EE5DEB has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.