Palettes / Colors / #EE83FF

#EE83FF — Light Vivid Pink

#EE83FF 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 #EE83FF 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.

#EE83FF 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 #95FF85; it also sits naturally between #B185FF and #FF85D2. 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 51% · Blue 100%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE83FF

.text { color: #EE83FF; }
.background { background-color: #EE83FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE83FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 131, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE83FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 131, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE83FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 131, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE83FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE83FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95FF85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE83FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE83FF

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 #EE83FF 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 #EE83FF 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

← #EE83FE  ·  #EE8400 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE83FF?

#EE83FF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 131, 255). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE83FF?

#EE83FF is RGB 238, 131, 255 — HSL 292°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 7%, 49%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #EE83FF?

Its complement is #95FF85; analogous partners are #B185FF and #FF85D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE83FF for text?

Black text on #EE83FF has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.