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#EE8CDC — Light Pink

#EE8CDC 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 #EE8CDC 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.

#EE8CDC 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 #8CEE9E; it also sits naturally between #CF8CEE and #EE8CAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE8CDC · RGB 238, 140, 220

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Color values

HEX#EE8CDC
RGB238, 140, 220
HSL311°, 74%, 74%
HSV311°, 41%, 93%
CMYK0%, 41%, 8%, 7%
XYZ57.56, 42.10, 72.80
Yxy42.10, 0.3337, 0.2441
CIE-Lab70.94, 48.27, -24.99
Hunter Lab64.88, 49.02, -25.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 55% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE8CDC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE8CDC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE8CDC

.text { color: #EE8CDC; }
.background { background-color: #EE8CDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE8CDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 140, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 74%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE8CDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 140, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE8CDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 140, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE8CDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE8CDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE8CDC

#E96DD2#E44EC9#E02EBF#CC1EAC#AD1A92#8E1578#6F115E#500C43#310729#12030F

Tints of #EE8CDC

#EF95DE#F09DE1#F2ABE5#F4B4E8#F5BCEB#F6C5ED#F8CEF0#FADCF4#FBE4F7#FCEDFA

Tones of #EE8CDC

#E693D7#E09AD3#D9A1CE#D2A7CA#CBAFC6#C4B5C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CEE9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.23:1 Fails
Against black text9.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE8CDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE8CDC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EE8CDC: ·

How #EE8CDC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C4C3C9Deuteranopia · #C9D1C4Tritanopia · #E9B9B6

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE8CDC rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40
Ruby Zephyr
#8E1EA2 · #C654C3 · #ED96D7 · #FFC0DE
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Scarlet Ruby Garden
#EFB8E6 · #E594D8 · #CE64BD · #8C2C7C
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EF90E1#ED96D7#EE8EE8#E882E1#E594D8#EF95E5#E893CF#E57FE3#E77ED4#E198DD#E59CDC#ED9ED6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE8CDB  ·  #EE8CDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE8CDC?

#EE8CDC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 140, 220). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE8CDC?

#EE8CDC is RGB 238, 140, 220 — HSL 311°, 74%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE8CDC?

Its complement is #8CEE9E; analogous partners are #CF8CEE and #EE8CAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE8CDC for text?

Black text on #EE8CDC has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.