Palettes / Colors / #EE81EA
#EE81EA — Light Pink
#EE81EA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #EE81EA 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.
#EE81EA 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 #81EE85; it also sits naturally between #BB81EE and #EE81B4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EE81EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 129, 234 |
| HSL | 302°, 76%, 72% |
| HSV | 302°, 46%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 46%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.96, 39.82, 82.47 |
| Yxy | 39.82, 0.3216, 0.2209 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.34, 56.16, -35.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.10, 57.81, -38.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 51% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EE81EA
.text { color: #EE81EA; }
.background { background-color: #EE81EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE81EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 129, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 76%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE81EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 129, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE81EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 129, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EE81EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE81EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #81EE85:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EE81EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE81EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EE81EA: ·
How #EE81EA 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 #EE81EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EE81EA?
#EE81EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 129, 234). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EE81EA?
#EE81EA is RGB 238, 129, 234 — HSL 302°, 76%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #EE81EA?
Its complement is #81EE85; analogous partners are #BB81EE and #EE81B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EE81EA for text?
Black text on #EE81EA has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.