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#EE9BEE — Light Pink

#EE9BEE 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 #EE9BEE 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.

#EE9BEE 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 #9BEE9B; it also sits naturally between #C49BEE and #EE9BC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE9BEE · RGB 238, 155, 238

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Color values

HEX#EE9BEE
RGB238, 155, 238
HSL300°, 71%, 77%
HSV300°, 35%, 93%
CMYK0%, 35%, 0%, 7%
XYZ62.41, 47.79, 86.82
Yxy47.79, 0.3168, 0.2426
CIE-Lab74.69, 43.67, -29.09
Hunter Lab69.13, 44.56, -30.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 61% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE9BEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE9BEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE9BEE

.text { color: #EE9BEE; }
.background { background-color: #EE9BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE9BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 155, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE9BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 155, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE9BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 155, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE9BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE9BEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE9BEE

#E97CE9#E359E3#DE3BDE#D123D1#B31EB3#901890#711371#530E53#300830#110311

Tints of #EE9BEE

#EFA3EF#F1ACF1#F2B5F2#F4BEF4#F5C6F5#F6CBF6#F8D3F8#F9DCF9#FBE5FB#FCEEFC

Tones of #EE9BEE

#E8A1E8#E2A6E2#DCACDC#D6B3D6#D0B9D0#CABECA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BEE9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.99:1 Fails
Against black text10.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #EE9BEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE9BEE

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 #EE9BEE: ·

How #EE9BEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CAC9DADeuteranopia · #CFD5D5Tritanopia · #EACAC7

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 #EE9BEE rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Gentle Ruby Whisper
#179721 · #40E241 · #E65BDB · #EA9EE9
Hidden Voyage
#12BDA3 · #2283EA · #7559EF · #E99DF6
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2

Similar colors

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

#EC9EEF#EB98EB#EEA1ED#EA9EE9#E99DF6#E59BE9#F2A4EA#EF95E5#E7A5F2#EE8EE8#E9A8F2#E7A4E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE9BED  ·  #EE9BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE9BEE?

#EE9BEE is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 155, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE9BEE?

#EE9BEE is RGB 238, 155, 238 — HSL 300°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE9BEE?

Its complement is #9BEE9B; analogous partners are #C49BEE and #EE9BC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE9BEE for text?

Black text on #EE9BEE has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.