EE72FF

#EE72FF closest to Venus Slipper Orchid

#EE72FF is a light, vivid pink; the closest named color is Venus Slipper Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 44.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(238, 114, 255)). Its HSL value is 293° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #EE72FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.49:1.

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Variations of #EE72FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#EE72FF 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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#EE72FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EE72FF 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 #84AAFB
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A9BFF
  • Protanomaly 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9694FF
  • Deuteranopia 62% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #84AAFB
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AC9AFD
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F186AE
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F17BDF
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BB9AC1

#EE72FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.47:1 Very poor#EE72FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.49:1 Very good#EE72FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EE72FF in CSS

/* Venus Slipper Orchid */
.color { color: #EE72FF; }
.background { background-color: #EE72FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EE72FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 114 255);
color: hsl(293 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.749 0.226 322.7);

#EE72FF FAQ

What color is #EE72FF?

#EE72FF 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 #EE72FF?

#EE72FF is rgb(238, 114, 255) in RGB, hsl(293, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EE72FF?

The complementary color of #EE72FF is #83FF72, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EE72FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #EE72FF: 8.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EE72FF a warm or cool color?

#EE72FF is a cool color.