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#EE90EF — Light Pink

#EE90EF 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 #EE90EF 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.

#EE90EF 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 #91EF8F; it also sits naturally between #BE8FEF and #EF8FC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE90EF · RGB 238, 144, 239

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Color values

HEX#EE90EF
RGB238, 144, 239
HSL299°, 75%, 75%
HSV299°, 40%, 94%
CMYK0%, 40%, 0%, 6%
XYZ60.81, 44.36, 87.02
Yxy44.36, 0.3164, 0.2308
CIE-Lab72.47, 49.53, -33.07
Hunter Lab66.60, 50.79, -35.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 56% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE90EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE90EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE90EF

.text { color: #EE90EF; }
.background { background-color: #EE90EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE90EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 144, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 75%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE90EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 144, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE90EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 144, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE90EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE90EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE90EF

#E970EB#E451E6#DF32E2#CF1ED2#B019B3#8D148F#6E1070#4F0B50#300731#120312

Tints of #EE90EF

#EF98F0#F0A1F2#F2AAF3#F3B3F4#F5C1F6#F7C9F7#F8D2F9#F9DBFA#FBE4FB#FCEDFC

Tones of #EE90EF

#E796E8#E19DE2#DAA4DB#D3ABD4#CCB2CD#C6B8C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91EF8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.13:1 Fails
Against black text9.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE90EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE90EF

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 #EE90EF: ·

How #EE90EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C4D8Deuteranopia · #CBD2D2Tritanopia · #E9C6C2

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 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE90EF rather than the exact color:

Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Palette 4b4c7a
#4B4C7A · #EB92FB · #C855BC · #A03271
Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6

Similar colors

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

#EE8EE8#EB98EB#EF95E5#EB92FB#EF90E1#EC9EEF#E59BE9#E99DF6#EA9EE9#EEA1ED#FF92E8#DD85F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE90EE  ·  #EE90F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE90EF?

#EE90EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 144, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE90EF?

#EE90EF is RGB 238, 144, 239 — HSL 299°, 75%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EE90EF?

Its complement is #91EF8F; analogous partners are #BE8FEF and #EF8FC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE90EF for text?

Black text on #EE90EF has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.