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#E166EB closest to Venus Slipper Orchid

#E166EB is a light, vivid pink; the closest named color is Venus Slipper Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 40.0% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(225, 102, 235)). Its HSL value is 295° hue, 77% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #E166EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.30:1.

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Variations of #E166EB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E166EB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E166EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E166EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 62% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C9EE7
  • Protanopia 57% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #528FEF
  • Protanomaly 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C87ED
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C9EE7
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A38EE9
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E5789F
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E46ECD
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AE8EB2

#E166EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#E166EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.30:1 Very good#E166EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E166EB in CSS

/* Venus Slipper Orchid */
.color { color: #E166EB; }
.background { background-color: #E166EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E166EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(225 102 235);
color: hsl(295 77% 66%);
color: oklch(0.708 0.219 324.6);

#E166EB FAQ

What color is #E166EB?

#E166EB is a light, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Venus Slipper Orchid. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #E166EB?

#E166EB is rgb(225, 102, 235) in RGB, hsl(295, 77%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 57%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E166EB?

The complementary color of #E166EB is #70EB66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E166EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #E166EB: 7.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E166EB a warm or cool color?

#E166EB is a cool color.