Palettes / Colors / #EE8CD7

#EE8CD7 — Light Pink

#EE8CD7 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

#EE8CD7 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 #8CEEA3; it also sits naturally between #D48CEE and #EE8CA6. 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 55% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 10% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE8CD7

.text { color: #EE8CD7; }
.background { background-color: #EE8CD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE8CD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 140, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 74%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE8CD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 140, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE8CD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 140, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE8CD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE8CD7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE8CD7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CEEA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE8CD7: #000000.

How #EE8CD7 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 #EE8CD7 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

← #EE8CD6  ·  #EE8CD8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE8CD7?

#EE8CD7 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 140, 215). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE8CD7?

#EE8CD7 is RGB 238, 140, 215 — HSL 314°, 74%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 10%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE8CD7?

Its complement is #8CEEA3; analogous partners are #D48CEE and #EE8CA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE8CD7 for text?

Black text on #EE8CD7 has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.