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#EE95EF — Light Pink

#EE95EF 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 #EE95EF 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.

#EE95EF 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 #96EF95; it also sits naturally between #C095EF and #EF95C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE95EF · RGB 238, 149, 239

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Color values

HEX#EE95EF
RGB238, 149, 239
HSL299°, 74%, 76%
HSV299°, 38%, 94%
CMYK0%, 38%, 0%, 6%
XYZ61.59, 45.90, 87.28
Yxy45.90, 0.3162, 0.2357
CIE-Lab73.48, 46.96, -31.50
Hunter Lab67.75, 48.06, -33.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 58% · Blue 94%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE95EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE95EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE95EF

.text { color: #EE95EF; }
.background { background-color: #EE95EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE95EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 149, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 74%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE95EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 149, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE95EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 149, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE95EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE95EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE95EF

#E875EA#E356E6#DE33E1#CE1FD1#AF1BB1#901692#721173#4F0C50#300731#110312

Tints of #EE95EF

#EF9DF0#F0A6F2#F2AFF3#F3B8F4#F5C1F6#F6CAF7#F8D3F8#F9DCFA#FBE4FB#FCEDFC

Tones of #EE95EF

#E79BE8#E1A1E2#DBA8DC#D5AED5#CEB5CF#C8BBC9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96EF95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.06:1 Fails
Against black text10.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE95EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE95EF

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 #EE95EF: ·

How #EE95EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7D9Deuteranopia · #CDD3D4Tritanopia · #EAC8C4

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 #EE95EF rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Hidden Voyage
#12BDA3 · #2283EA · #7559EF · #E99DF6

Similar colors

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

#EB98EB#EC9EEF#EE8EE8#EF95E5#EA9EE9#E99DF6#EEA1ED#E59BE9#EB92FB#EF90E1#F2A4EA#E7A5F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE95EE  ·  #EE95F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE95EF?

#EE95EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 149, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE95EF?

#EE95EF is RGB 238, 149, 239 — HSL 299°, 74%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EE95EF?

Its complement is #96EF95; analogous partners are #C095EF and #EF95C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE95EF for text?

Black text on #EE95EF has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.