Palettes / Colors / #EE83FB
#EE83FB — Light Vivid Pink
#EE83FB is a pink color we call Light Vivid 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 #EE83FB 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.
#EE83FB is a cool 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 #8FFB83; it also sits naturally between #B383FB and #FB83CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EE83FB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 131, 251 |
| HSL | 294°, 94%, 75% |
| HSV | 294°, 48%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 48%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 60.79, 41.37, 96.05 |
| Yxy | 41.37, 0.3067, 0.2087 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.44, 58.21, -42.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.32, 60.51, -48.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 51% · Blue 98%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EE83FB
.text { color: #EE83FB; }
.background { background-color: #EE83FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE83FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 131, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 94%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE83FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 131, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE83FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 131, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EE83FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE83FB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8FFB83:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EE83FB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE83FB
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 #EE83FB: ·
How #EE83FB 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 #EE83FB 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 #EE83FB?
#EE83FB is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 131, 251). Its closest standard named color is Violet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EE83FB?
#EE83FB is RGB 238, 131, 251 — HSL 294°, 94%, 75% — CMYK 5%, 48%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #EE83FB?
Its complement is #8FFB83; analogous partners are #B383FB and #FB83CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EE83FB for text?
Black text on #EE83FB has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.