Palettes / Colors / #EE8FFD

#EE8FFD — Light Vivid Pink

#EE8FFD 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 #EE8FFD 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.

#EE8FFD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9FFD91; it also sits naturally between #B991FD and #FD91D5. 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 56% · Blue 99%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE8FFD

.text { color: #EE8FFD; }
.background { background-color: #EE8FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE8FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 143, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 96%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE8FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 143, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE8FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 143, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE8FFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE8FFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FFD91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE8FFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE8FFD

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 #EE8FFD 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 #EE8FFD 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

← #EE8FFC  ·  #EE8FFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE8FFD?

#EE8FFD is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 143, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE8FFD?

#EE8FFD is RGB 238, 143, 253 — HSL 292°, 96%, 78% — CMYK 6%, 43%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #EE8FFD?

Its complement is #9FFD91; analogous partners are #B991FD and #FD91D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE8FFD for text?

Black text on #EE8FFD has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.