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#EE87CD

#EE87CD is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Peony. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 52.9% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 319°, with 75% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.34:1 Fail
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8.98:1 AAA
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2.34:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.98:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EE87CD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EE87CD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #EE87CD

What color is #EE87CD?

#EE87CD is a light, vivid pink, close to the color Peony. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 52.9% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 319°, with 75% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EE87CD in RGB?

#EE87CD is rgb(238, 135, 205): 238 red, 135 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EE87CD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 43, 14, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EE87CD?

PANTONE 237 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #EE87CD?

Its complement #55BD7A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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