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#EE35BE

#EE35BE is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 20.8% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 316°, with 84% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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5.89:1 AA
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This color as text on black

5.89:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EE35BE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EE35BE
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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What color is #EE35BE?

#EE35BE is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Shocking Pink. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 20.8% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 316°, with 84% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EE35BE in RGB?

#EE35BE is rgb(238, 53, 190): 238 red, 53 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EE35BE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 78, 20, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EE35BE?

PANTONE 806 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #EE35BE?

Its complement #1A9C3E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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