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#EE9BE2 — Light Pink

#EE9BE2 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EE9BE2 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.

#EE9BE2 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 #9BEEA7; it also sits naturally between #D19BEE and #EE9BB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE9BE2 · RGB 238, 155, 226

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Color values

HEX#EE9BE2
RGB238, 155, 226
HSL309°, 71%, 77%
HSV309°, 35%, 93%
CMYK0%, 35%, 5%, 7%
XYZ60.71, 47.11, 77.85
Yxy47.11, 0.3270, 0.2537
CIE-Lab74.26, 41.55, -23.21
Hunter Lab68.64, 42.09, -23.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 61% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE9BE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE9BE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE9BE2

.text { color: #EE9BE2; }
.background { background-color: #EE9BE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE9BE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 155, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(309, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE9BE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 155, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE9BE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 155, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE9BE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE9BE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE9BE2

#E97CD9#E359CE#DE3BC5#D123B7#B31E9D#90187E#711363#530E49#30082A#11030F

Tints of #EE9BE2

#EFA3E4#F1ACE7#F2B5E9#F4BEEC#F5C6EE#F6CBF0#F8D3F2#F9DCF5#FBE5F7#FCEEFA

Tones of #EE9BE2

#E8A1DD#E2A6D9#DCACD5#D6B3D1#D0B9CD#CABEC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BEEA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.01:1 Fails
Against black text10.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE9BE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE9BE2

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 #EE9BE2: ·

How #EE9BE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CAC9D1Deuteranopia · #CFD5CDTritanopia · #EAC3C0

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 · #D946EFBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE9BE2 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Summit
#0D8A24 · #70F284 · #EE49D0 · #EF95E5
Golden Voyage
#ECA2DF · #E77ED4 · #9C2186 · #601052
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Scarlet Solace
#EF90E1 · #D921BE · #9E1A8B · #490D40

Similar colors

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

#EF95E5#ECA2DF#EA9EE9#EB98EB#E59CDC#EF90E1#E59BE9#E7A4E4#ED96D7#ED9ED6#EEA1ED#F2A4EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE9BE1  ·  #EE9BE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE9BE2?

#EE9BE2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 155, 226). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE9BE2?

#EE9BE2 is RGB 238, 155, 226 — HSL 309°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE9BE2?

Its complement is #9BEEA7; analogous partners are #D19BEE and #EE9BB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE9BE2 for text?

Black text on #EE9BE2 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.