What color is #EE99FF?

#EE99FF is a light, vivid magenta known as Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Party Pig?

The RGB value is 238, 153, 255: 238 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Party Pig?

The complementary color is #AAFF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE99FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Party Pig color: hex code #EE99FF

#EE99FF rgb(238, 153, 255)

Shades of purple

Party Pig has the hex code #EE99FF. It is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 60% green and 100% blue (238, 153, 255).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

Party Pig (#EE99FF) color codes

HEX	`#EE99FF`
RGB	`rgb(238, 153, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 60%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.94, 47.85, -37.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.94, 61.06, 321.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.699, 48.182, 100.48)`
Decimal	`15636991`
Short hex	`#E9F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Party Pig, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EE99FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE99FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EE99FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee99ff; }
.text { color: #ee99ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee99ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 153 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee99ff, #ff99dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

See #EE99FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE99FF?: #EE99FF is a light, vivid magenta known as Party Pig. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Party Pig?: The RGB value is 238, 153, 255: 238 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Party Pig?: The complementary color is #AAFF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE99FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.